766 reviews for:

Erste Liebe

Ivan Turgenev

3.68 AVERAGE


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lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A
emotional reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional funny fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional medium-paced
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No

3.5 -

A short story about a 16-year-olds first experience with love/ devotion. The pacing meandered, but the language was pretty and the general atmosphere it created was rich.

"To sacrifice oneself is the height of bliss - for some people."
"Tidings of death heard I from lips unfeeling,/ Unmoved, I listened,"
adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

First love; confusion, obsession. Zinaida, what a character!
adventurous emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

4.5 stars. Very happy to have savored this short read. I love Turgenev’s prose; he writes so elegantly and really captures the feverish nature of a first love.