Reviews

The Queen of Spades Illustrated by Alexander Pushkin

monazaneefer's review against another edition

3.0

I was enjoying this one but like with most short stories, the ending fell flat or just was underwhelming. Perhaps, that's not a word against Pushkin but more in accordance to my own expectations with short stories.

I had initially started in all the wrong places with Russian literature, especially given the fact that I was transitioning from British classics (which is miles apart in difference). I really want to warm up to Russian classics and this gave me glimmer of hope in the beginning :(

clowreads's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

eleglezca's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

katerinapsy's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

brostoyevsky's review against another edition

4.0

Read this after watching the opera... Hermann is still a freak but not nearly as Tchaikovsky made him out to be

vercingoontorix's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

No too sure how to rate this one. It's a collection of short stories by Pushkin, and although The Queen of Spades is a great story, its outshone by some of the others most notably

the tale of Dubrovsky

. However the stories are all gripping and paint a gorgeous, if violent and tumultuous, picture of rural Imperial Russia.

leonidasm's review against another edition

inspiring mysterious medium-paced

4.0

Ενα μικρό μα εξαιρετικό δείγμα της ρωσικής λογοτεχνίας. Ο Πούσκιν συγκεντρώνει για την ιστορία του υπαρκτά πρόσωπα που όμως δεν συνυπήρξαν χρονολογικά και πετάει και τις μεταφυσικές πινελιές του για να φτάσει στο τελικό δίδαγμα.

msewidan's review against another edition

4.0

The absolute irony! and, of course, greed.
When the winning is expected, I think, man can lose common sense.

anettq's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

fiautiful's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5