2.24k reviews for:

The Idiot

Fyodor Dostoevsky

4.04 AVERAGE

mdrose's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship

Minor: Terminal illness

hanadorn's review

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-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

santemis's review

5.0

dark 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

caardel's review against another edition

5.0

slow-paced

moloch123's review against another edition

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I was crushed after reading this...super depressed. Almost Witcher 3 levels of depressed. Sooo dark in the end. It really made me appreciate Dostoyevsky's psychological genius.

martaai_06's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

nadinefrisk's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark funny reflective 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: Yes

gracesiyuhe's review against another edition

5.0

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ok, how do I even start? So many thoughts. I'm not going to attempt a review. All I will say is that I grew really attached to Prince Myshkin, this noble and compassionate Christ-like man whom my heart aches for at the end.

24299's review against another edition

3.5

challenging tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

enecks's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes