6.5/10
I enjoyed Anna Karenina. It was set in a period of Russian history I did not know much about. It was nice to learn more about that time period. The story idea was so promising, but I felt something was missing. What was missing was Anna. Anna's character is so superficial in the novel. There is no inner-explanation at why she gave in to Vronsky and why she left her son. We know she was unhappy, but there is little inner-reflection for the title character. Even the turning points in their affair are only briefly mentioned. It is more a story about Levin then about Anna. Through Levin's character is interesting, Anna's character would have been more so. It was a good novel but would have been much better with a better three-dimensional character than an unhappy housewife.
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