Why is Anna Karenina called Anna Karenina?
The title of the novel alone tells us that Anna Karenina (the person) is something special. And Tolstoy’s genius is so massive that once Tolstoy gets it into his skull to make Anna K a special someone, he totally delivers.
Is Anna Karenina hard to read?
Anna Karenina isn’t a difficult book. But it is long, and Tolstoy’s great work is perceived as a difficult book. So here are a few tips for how to read Anna Karenina and make the work much more enjoyable and easy to get through, from a lover, teacher, lecturer, and book club host for the book.