> it sounds like you prefer plot or character development hmm. I don't know if I'd call Anna a plot or character novel, but certainly the characters do exempli

> it sounds like you prefer plot or character development hmm. I don't know if I'd call Anna a plot or character novel, but certainly the characters do exemplify moral and/or religious themes, against the backdrop of Russian society. And there certainly IS a plot :) A writer I particularly admire is Dickens, who could give you two pages on some minor character and make him or her absolutely unforgettable. Although I can't name one, but maybe not so unforgettable /s