3.72 AVERAGE


i remember in elementary school we watched a stop-motion short film based on this that someone from our school has made and it scared the shit out of me

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

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

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.

The absolute irony! and, of course, greed.
When the winning is expected, I think, man can lose common sense.
challenging mysterious reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No