Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky

14 reviews

tsunami935's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

The characters and story are so well done. Dostoevsky yaps too much sometimes though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Murder, Mental illness, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Rape, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pedophilia

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

martee's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

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

konstantina's review

challenging dark emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

There are a lot of things one could say about this novel: the psyche of the characters, their flaws, their opinions, their suffering, their sins. There is a lot that can be said about the author's self-inserting through the Prince. 

All I'll say is that I have never felt such sympathy for a main character as I have for Leon, and that is something that the book community knows to be rare.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Alcoholism, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Violence, Grief, and Death of parent

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

alexandra_skl's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

A sad yet beautiful exploration of the dangers of being kind and good in a cruel society. With thought provoking discussions about religion, the Russian spirit, and morality. It also makes a wonderful use out of Christ allegory and literary allusions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Classism, Medical content, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness

jjuanamtzz's review

challenging emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

One of my favorite books!! The beginning is a bit slow, but one you get past that, it's so captivating. Has great philosophical question posed, a bit humourous and dramatic, and I love the characters, not despite their flaws, but because of it. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexism, Terminal illness, Blood, Religious bigotry, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Murder, and Slavery