3.91 AVERAGE


Firmly believe it was because of the translation, but the book isn't as funny as I expected. I like how caricatured the characters are from the standpoint of an animator. Lost my shit when Philip Philipovich found out what kind of books the dog had been reading.

Funny. Very funny. But also insane.
dark funny tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging funny hopeful sad medium-paced
dark funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

It’s like a strange mix of metamorphosis and Frankenstein 
dark reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dark informative mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

while as a satire it often hits you over the head with its point, its a wonderful example of a Russian Author taking issue with communism through metaphors.
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes