2.25k reviews for:

The Idiot

Fyodor Dostoevsky

4.04 AVERAGE

frustrated_grunt's review

4.5

challenging funny mysterious reflective sad slow-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

julyahboiii's review

5.0

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Read translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky.
My very well be my favorite!

corneliawooo's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mariagrazia_4's review against another edition

4.5

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

alienn's review against another edition

3.5

slow-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

han_uhh's review against another edition

4.0

challenging reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lzzz's review

4.5

emotional reflective tense medium-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: Complicated

reading_ani's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Ich liebte das Buch, auch wenn ich mit Dostojewskis Prosa wohl nie wirklich warm werde. Das Buch ist faszinierend und beweist mal wieder, dass sich nett sein leider nicht auszahlt weil es rigoros ausgenutzt wird. Der Protagonist wird häufig als naiv dargestellt, auch wenn er einfach nur das natürlichste der Welt ist - nämlich nett und hilfsbereit. Leider ist er metaphorisch von Wölfen umgeben und wenn man sich die momentane Gesellschaft anschaut, würde dem armen Protagonisten heutzutage wohl noch schlimmeres widerfahren weil die Menschen noch unmenschlicher geworden sind. Großartiges Buch - auch wenn ich es ohne die Hörbuchversion wohl nie fertig gelesen hätte. Schade eigentlich. 

immyreads98's review

4.5

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Always a fan of Dostoevsky’s work! 4.5 only because the story tended to meander at parts. Often in ways which were interesting but sometimes in ways that were merely confusing, almost like he didn’t have a clear picture of where the narrative was headed, which by all accounts he didn’t!

miaswann's review against another edition

5.0

challenging reflective tense 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

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The passion is to die for