Literature

... okay, off-topic, but I have to say that if you didn't like Anna Karenina, there are a lot of "classic" novels you might not like. If it's just Levin, and you liked other aspects, that's reasonable, since part of the point of the book is how widely people's perspectives vary, and how that contributes to unhappy families. The variation means that everyone is going to find at least one of the characters unsympathetic. I had a love-hate relationship with most of the characters, but I enjoy that experience, and I know not everyone does. I recommend doing the first page (or first chapter) test on Russian literature: if you finish the first page (or chapter), and have no desire to flip to the next one, don't. The world is full of amazing books, and you don't owe it to anyone to read anything specific.

On topic, for me, choosing what to read is complicated by not always being able to read a book with my eyeballs (health issues), and not being able to enjoy certain books as audiobooks. So I spend a lot of time going, "is this book worth a possible migraine?" or trying something as an audiobook, and finding I don't like it that way. Then I might leave something on the shelf or in my queue with the vague idea that I'll give it another try when I have more patience, but I am not patient with books. I eventually get around to stuff people have recommended, but I have realized that it doesn't actually make me a better person to read the things I am expected to read (YMMV), so I just... don't, and try to be honest with myself about what I should have on my "to read" list. There's no point in having it on the list if I know, deep down, that I am not interested.