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The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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The Idiot

Fyodor Dostoevsky

4.04 AVERAGE

jakemars's review

2.0
Maybe I’ll regret saying this when I’m older and wiser, but I found this (outside of maybe a couple dozen incredible pages) to be excruciatingly boring.

littleclerk's review against another edition

5.0
funny
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
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kaliopa's review

4.0
emotional reflective sad medium-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

mariekd's review against another edition

Nou, dat had toch zeker een pagina of 500 korter gekund.

ajza's review against another edition

3.0
adventurous 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

laural444's review against another edition

1.0
I'll be honest, I'm not going to finish this book. I just don't care about the characters that much and I'm tired of everyone going pale, laughing wildly, and trembling their lips when agitated.

laurakell's review

4.5
dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

quequeg123's review

3.0
3.5
Had some really enjoyable portions where you couldn't put it down if you wanted to, then it stars feeling like a fever dream of the author rather than a structured novel. A bit disorienting, definitely needs a re-read(not any time soon tho).
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sloanerangerlibrary's review

DID NOT FINISH: 14%
too many characters introduced early on who you cannot differentiate from each other, boring. Hard to tell who is talking.

lanzzo's review

4.75
emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes