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The Overcoat (Dodo Press) by Nikolai Gogol

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evilklo3000's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

jcc23's review against another edition

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4.0

Una historia llena de humor y absurdo, pero donde la risa se nos ahoga y se torna en tristeza. El protagonista es Akaki, un funcionario de bajo rango que es atormentado por sus colegas y superiores y resiste con docilidad. Eventualmente necesita cambiar su abrigo por uno nuevo y entrega su vida a ello. La prosa es amena y hay mucho para el análisis. Lo recomiendo como primera lectura de Gogol.

common_household_mom's review against another edition

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dark lighthearted reflective medium-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

4.75

monazaneefer's review against another edition

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1.0

It's not one-star because it's poor, it's one-star because I don't get the hype. I guess it's not my kind of read. It does feel like Russian literature in a gist but I don't get why it's so iconic. Or maybe I prefer reading about Russian literature than actually reading Russian literature.

However, when reading the first 2 pages, I realised that every paragraph furthered your understanding of the character which was pretty cool but once I switched to an audio narration, I lost track of that so there's that.

heremorzsoloo's review against another edition

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1.0

I get that this was written really long age but omg this is the definition og go girl give us nothing.
Poor man probably never had a happy day in his life and boom! more suffering. I would understand that if it had a point, and im sure there is one really really deep down but i cant see it. Or I'm just stupid.

And it was pretty short and still, I coudnt read it in one sitting :(. If your dying to read something from Gogol just read the nose, and go from there.

staplerscissors's review against another edition

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4.0

Everyone deserves happiness, even the lowly civil servant. And if you don't help the underdog, the underdog is gonna rise up and grab you by the collar.