Reviews

The Idiot [With Ribbon Book Mark] by Fyodor Dostoevsky

emiliamk's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad slow-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

henrieichler's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

unaesthetic_reading's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

jpiacentini's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

4.25

siren224's review against another edition

5.0

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siren224's review against another edition

5.0

بصراحه نهايه اتوقعتها من اول الروايه

بس منكرش انا وقعت في حب الامير شخصيه مفيش زيها

الاسوأ في الروايه دي السواد اللي في أبطالها وللاسف وافعي اوي

احيانا بعض الاشخاص مكنوش محورين بس كان بيتكلم باستفاضه عنهم علي عكس مثلا اخوات اجلايا

بس في النهايه من روائع ديستيوفسكي واحلي من الاخوه كارمازوف

zachf's review against another edition

dark funny reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book feels much darker than the other Dostoevsky books I’ve read, which is the opposite of what I expected going in. I think this is the only one with an unambiguously bad ending for all of the main characters.

justmees's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

elizabethsuggs's review against another edition

5.0

Dostoyevsky is a superb writer, and The Idiot doesn’t disappoint! There is atheism, love, deceit, and so much more. This story became one of my favorites of his work. Highly suggest!

Here are some of my favorite quotes:

"A stranger’s soul is a dark mystery—the Russian soul is a dark mystery."

"A dead man has no age."

"He promised to die in three weeks, and here he is putting on weight!"

snowdropwhiskey's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This is about a very clearly autistic man who doesn’t understand social expectations. Without that understanding the ending doesn’t make as much sense. It’s genuinely tragic.