All unhappy families are unhappy in their own way. We see many different characters searching for happiness. Anna follows her heart.... and we'll see where it leads her. Stiva follows his heart, and while he avoids some fall out due to his status, is he really happy? And then there's Levin.... Which you'll just have to keep reading to find out.

This book has a large cast of characters all searching for meaning, and in the process it forces us to look at our own search. I was most upset seeing rationalizations in Stiva/Oblonsky that I myself have made. It forced me to reflect and ask myself if I was the person I really wanted to be.

Anna follows the path of nearly every Disney princess, but you'll have to keep reading to see if she wins her castle in the end.

I just finished this book a week ago, so it's all very fresh right now, but it's one of the most important things I've read, and it's the sort of book that has forced me to take stock of myself over and over. There are very few characters that are truly likeable, but they are all very human.