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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
leído durante la rotación de psiquiatría
no me dio respuestas, tampoco sé qué me preguntaba en esa época
no me dio respuestas, tampoco sé qué me preguntaba en esa época
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
-I am a fool with a heart but no brains, and you are a fool with brains but no heart; and we’re both unhappy, and we both suffer.
-There is no subject so old that something new cannot be said about it.
-There is no subject so old that something new cannot be said about it.
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Dostoyevsky has done it again. This would definitely have been a five star read if I had read it continuously without breaks and hadn’t taken as long to read it. I’ll be rereading this one day! Dostoyevsky is a master. This will probably end up being my favorite of his if I give it the proper attention.
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Re-read 2021-22:
Oh, such high hopes! The plot is meandering. It's just too long. [b:Crime and Punishment|28348|Crime and Punishment|Fyodor Dostoevsky|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327909635l/28348._SY75_.jpg|3393917] has it's slow moments, but most of those are introspective and not just unnecessary philosophy and extraneous details, and when you do hit those moments they are integral to the plot. I don't remember this being so boring, but maybe that's the real reason I took a break from it in the first place! I was so tempted to skim it until the end Spoiler(I remember Rogohzin murders Nastasya). Nastasya Filippovna is such an interesting character, but she feels hardly in it. She's mainly spoken of, but not spoken to. Same with Rogozhin. I assumed this would follow the duality of Prince Myshkin and Rogozhin's differing obsession of and interest in Nastasya, but that's not really the main story line of this at all (at least not after you get through parts 2-3). Most of the other characters were unbearable, and Prince Myshkin became so annoying the further in I got. He started out making some pretty insightful observations, but he became almost preachy? and "I'm not like other guys?" The other characters praise the Prince to high heaven, and I kept thinking "is this a joke? Is Dost. trying to make a point? Are we even supposed to like Prince M?" He was quite mean and short with people after part 1, which seemed out of character, and I was at my wit's end with him by the halfway mark. I think I got swept away by the climax and ending and gave it 4 stars the first time. I remembered this one differently, and that's disappointing, because I was sure I would love this one on a re-read! Maybe I did myself a disservice starting this so soon after "Crime and Punishment."
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Re-read 2021-22:
Oh, such high hopes! The plot is meandering. It's just too long. [b:Crime and Punishment|28348|Crime and Punishment|Fyodor Dostoevsky|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327909635l/28348._SY75_.jpg|3393917] has it's slow moments, but most of those are introspective and not just unnecessary philosophy and extraneous details, and when you do hit those moments they are integral to the plot. I don't remember this being so boring, but maybe that's the real reason I took a break from it in the first place! I was so tempted to skim it until the end Spoiler(I remember Rogohzin murders Nastasya). Nastasya Filippovna is such an interesting character, but she feels hardly in it. She's mainly spoken of, but not spoken to. Same with Rogozhin. I assumed this would follow the duality of Prince Myshkin and Rogozhin's differing obsession of and interest in Nastasya, but that's not really the main story line of this at all (at least not after you get through parts 2-3). Most of the other characters were unbearable, and Prince Myshkin became so annoying the further in I got. He started out making some pretty insightful observations, but he became almost preachy? and "I'm not like other guys?" The other characters praise the Prince to high heaven, and I kept thinking "is this a joke? Is Dost. trying to make a point? Are we even supposed to like Prince M?" He was quite mean and short with people after part 1, which seemed out of character, and I was at my wit's end with him by the halfway mark. I think I got swept away by the climax and ending and gave it 4 stars the first time. I remembered this one differently, and that's disappointing, because I was sure I would love this one on a re-read! Maybe I did myself a disservice starting this so soon after "Crime and Punishment."
As always with three star reviews there are pros and cons, so let’s break them down:
Pros:
Characters: The cast here was very diverse in past, personality, age, and goals. It ranged from sick gossipy teenager to a lying alcoholic.
Setting: the setting was engaging to say the least. Old Russian society makes for some strange dynamics that brings together characters from such different class and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Writing: writing was beautiful, with a variety of simple and complex words and sentences.
Cons:
Length: now usually the longer the book the better for me. It gives more of a chance to grasp the world and the characters better. In this case however, it felt unnecessary.
Wordy dialogue tangents: every once in a while the character le would go on long tangents of political opinions or stories. LONG tangents. Pages and pages of them. I know that there was some important information being shared but... I found myself skipping a lot of them.
Lack of plot: a lot happened in the book. It read like a play. But, I feel that the book concentrated on sharing the political opinions of the characters/ author help back the plot of the book. I was shocked every time the book jumped over the most interesting things that happened to the characters. And then focused on the slow parts. It got really old by the end of the book.
Chemistry: SPOILERS AHEAD. The romance in this book felt so out of place. We don’t really get to see the prince and Nastasya together, there time together was one of the parts that were just skipped over. Paired with the insta-love situation to begin with, it was nearly impossible to root for them. Aglaia had much more presence so we got to know her better. Her complicated feelings toward the prince were much more interesting and I ended up rooting for them much more.
Slow: When there were slow times (which there were quite a few sadly) the book had interesting characters and a promising overall story to fall back on and keep me reading.
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
El idiota representó para mí una relación de amor y odio con un libro. Es comprensible como muchos catalogan a Dostoyevsky como un maestro de la literatura rusa del siglo XIX: Experimenta con estilos de narración y se nota el amplio bagaje cultural y literario del autor. Sin embargo personalmente no encuentro muy interesantes los libros que se centran más en la personalidad de los personajes que en la misma historia. Después de varios capítulos para mí se puede entrever las características de los protagonistas: El príncipe Mishkin, Rogozhin, Nastasia y Aglaia. El nudo del libro se alarga terriblemente con la presentación de una multitud de personajes cada uno con sus particularidades y que no inciden profundamente en la historia. El ritmo mejora en los últimos cinco capítulos que es donde verdaderamente sucede el desenlace. Quizás para tener un juicio personal y definitivo del estilo del autor hace falta leer Crímen y Castigo.
dark
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated