Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky

11 reviews

toffishay's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Incredibly well-written and engaging story. I was surprised that I enjoyed this one so much, because it isn't a Dostoevsky story that I am the most familiar with. I genuinely laughed out loud and teared up at different points in the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Classism, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Confinement, and Stalking

Minor: Infidelity, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Xenophobia, War, Sexism, Misogyny, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Murder, and Death

ru_th's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense slow-paced

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

4.25

[…] in jedem genialen oder neuen menschlichen Gedanken, oder sogar einfach in jedem ernsten menschlichen Gedanken, der in einem Kopf zu keimen beginnt, immer etwas ist, das zurückbleibt und sich unmöglich anderen Menschen mitteilen läßt, selbst wenn man Bände vollschreibt und diesen Gedanken fünfunddreißig Jahre lang erläutert; es bleibt immer etwas zurück, was um keinen Preis den Schädel verlassen will und für alle Ewigkeit in einem bleibt; und so stirbt man, vielleicht ohne das Wichtigste seiner Idee an irgend jemand weitergegeben zu haben. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Antisemitism

mazzoccatoadele's review

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

basically keeping up with the kardashians except everybody is russian and more insane

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death, Sexism, Alcoholism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual assault and Death of parent

444lex444ndr444's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Terminal illness

augustst's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death and Murder

urfavpunk's review

dark funny mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Death, Dementia, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Stalking

Minor: Grief

zonyax's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Death, and Terminal illness

greenteadragon's review against another edition

challenging sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Death, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, and Murder

Minor: Antisemitism and Racism

laurikas's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this classic - it has everything you want from a well written, well constructed story, full of jumpy characters and equal doses of drama. Oh the drama, I absolutely love it! Oh the ending, could it be any more remarkable?!

I must confess it took me a while to get through because I've been so busy, and this book is not one to read late at night. It demands your attention, your reflections.

Now I read this in Portuguese, so here goes one of my favourite parts...

Houve uma altura em que me honrou com a sua confianca. Se calhar, ja se esqueceu de mim. Como aconteceu que eu esteja a escrever-lhe agora? Nao sei, mas tive o desejo imperioso de faze-la lembrar-se de mim, precisamente a si. Muitas vezes senti que precisava das tres, mas das tres so a si imaginava. Preciso muito, mas muito, de si. Nao tenho nada a escrever-lhe de mim, nada a contar-lhe. Nem o queria; desejo apenas que esteja muito feliz. Esta feliz? Era so isso que queria dizer-lhe.

Poderoso. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, and Death of parent

ivana's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Death