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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I finally finished the book yesterday after months of putting off the last part. From the start, I really loved Nastasya’s character, especially the way Prince Myshkin sees her. Personally, she’s the best-written character in the whole book, even more than the Prince (Myshkin too was a great portrayal of a christ-like figure, he did what one in that nature would.) “Beauty will save the world,” is a quote that somehow I understand to the beauty of a woman and therefore Nastasya. Her downfall was clearly coming, but the way it happened still felt perfect in the end. She's so complex, broken, and really unforgettable.
The relationship between her, the Prince, and Rogozhin was also my most favorite thing in the book.. It was tragic yes, really intense, and strangely perfect (again with the word). I loved how the three of them seemed to understand each other’s pain so deeply that none of them wanted to cause more harm-- yet somehow, they still did, but surely you know.. without meaning to.
The relationship between her, the Prince, and Rogozhin was also my most favorite thing in the book.. It was tragic yes, really intense, and strangely perfect (again with the word). I loved how the three of them seemed to understand each other’s pain so deeply that none of them wanted to cause more harm-- yet somehow, they still did, but surely you know.. without meaning to.
challenging
dark
reflective
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
challenging
reflective
slow-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
dark
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
medium-paced
My fave Dostoevsky quotes:
From the brothers karamazov: "To be in love is not the same as loving. You can be in love with a woman and still hate her"
Notes from the underground: "for a woman, all resurrection, all salvation, from whatever perdition, lies in love; in fact, it is her only way to it"
And from the idiot: ""What a dear little thing she is," thought the Prince, and immediately forgot all about her."
Despite being classically weird about women and eerily aware or even proud of this, I did surprisingly enjoy reading the idiot. At points was super fast paced and dramatic, and at others sent me into an existential spiral!
From the brothers karamazov: "To be in love is not the same as loving. You can be in love with a woman and still hate her"
Notes from the underground: "for a woman, all resurrection, all salvation, from whatever perdition, lies in love; in fact, it is her only way to it"
And from the idiot: ""What a dear little thing she is," thought the Prince, and immediately forgot all about her."
Despite being classically weird about women and eerily aware or even proud of this, I did surprisingly enjoy reading the idiot. At points was super fast paced and dramatic, and at others sent me into an existential spiral!
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced