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The Idiot

Fyodor Dostoevsky

4.04 AVERAGE


"Ricordo che la mia tristezza era insopportabile; avevo persino voglia di piangere; non facevo che stupirmi e agitarmi: il fatto che tutto ciò fosse estraneo aveva su di me un effetto spaventoso, quello l'ho capito. Ogni cosa estranea mi uccideva."
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picklemetimbers's review

4.0
dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Read for school
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brothsoup's review

4.75
challenging dark emotional reflective 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

Idéen er god, karakterne komplekse og interessante, en skarpsindig forfatter. Idioten indeholder alt, en klassiker skal have, og alligevel kedede jeg mig bravt og fik aldrig følelserne tæt på. Som at se film gennem et vindue.

kirmelmacchiato's review

3.0

Dostoyevsky is beyond a doubt a literary genius. The way that you understand, and feel in your soul what he is trying to convey as a concept is a rare talent.

That being said this was a brilliant, but heavy, slow read. Like most of the Russian literature I’ve read, but with less plot and more philosophical discussion between characters in drawing rooms and at parties.

I love Dostoyevsky- but I wouldn’t read this again
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snappyego's review

4.25
challenging dark tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

mrkhall's review

4.0

Maybe it was the mood I was in but this one took me an eternity to finish. I couldn't give up though. There are some interesting personalities that don't shine too brightly on humanity. Maybe that is partly why I couldn't take too much of it at once. It's sad because its true.
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micahgbrown's review

5.0
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

IM FINALLY DONE it took me so long to finish this book i lowkey forgot what the purpose of the book was but fun story