I have not read the original Anna Karenina (or any of the originals of retellings), so I didn't know what to expect. Now that I have finished reading, I think I might want to read the original. This book is very dramatic, highly unrelatable, and unrealistic, but very entertaining.
I really liked how the characters matured and grew. This is probably why I liked this despite it being like a teen drama. Another thing I liked was that it included many social issues like the double standard of affairs and cheating. Women indeed get most of the hate and people say that they are a slut or whore because of it. For men, people will usually say nothing and act like it's normal.
Although I said before that this book is highly unrelatable, there is just one small thing that I can relate to–immigrant parents. Anna's dad is an immigrant parent and he is like any other immigrant parent. They're strict and push you to be perfect because they want you to be successful. They get disappointed when you can't meet their expectations.
There is probably only one thing that I don't like about this book and that is the Romance. No, I am not saying that I prefer A+A or A+V better, this is the romance in general. I don't really know how to describe it, but it seemed (to me) a little too dramatic and sappy. That is the only thing that I disliked.
I really liked how the characters matured and grew. This is probably why I liked this despite it being like a teen drama. Another thing I liked was that it included many social issues like the double standard of affairs and cheating. Women indeed get most of the hate and people say that they are a slut or whore because of it. For men, people will usually say nothing and act like it's normal.
Although I said before that this book is highly unrelatable, there is just one small thing that I can relate to–immigrant parents. Anna's dad is an immigrant parent and he is like any other immigrant parent. They're strict and push you to be perfect because they want you to be successful. They get disappointed when you can't meet their expectations.
There is probably only one thing that I don't like about this book and that is the Romance. No, I am not saying that I prefer A+A or A+V better, this is the romance in general. I don't really know how to describe it, but it seemed (to me) a little too dramatic and sappy. That is the only thing that I disliked.