Anna Karenina

by Leo Tolstoy

** [2/5]

I read this book my freshman year in college. At the time I found it very upsetting, which may have been Tolstoy's intent. I recently watched the 2012 movie adaptation and I wish I liked the story more. The videography was wonderfully done and I liked the way the director used the "stage" to tie the scenes together. But as visually stunning as the movie is I still dislike the horror of this story. When I read the book I felt the inevitable conclusion was obvious with 2/3 of the book remaining. Then it became a waiting game filled with the madness of Anna. Painful read for me, but I never liked dark themes.