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scorcheded's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
schwarali's review against another edition
4.0
It is a nice collection of short stories - almost all of them are quite gripping. My personal favourites are 'The Bet', 'Her lover', and 'Vanka'.
silverdoe17's review against another edition
4.0
stories I've enjoyed so far:
The Cloak by Nikolai Gogol
The District Doctor by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
The Christmas Tree and the Wedding by Fyodor Dostoevsky - the writing was rather dry, although I do think it just might be the little things lost in translation
God Sees the Truth, but Waits by Leo Tolstoy
The Shades, a Phantasy by Vladimir G. Korolenko - story was kind of bland, but it raised some thought-provoking questions
The Bet by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Dethroned by I.N. Potapenko
Lazarus by Leonid Andreyev
The Revolutionist by Mikhail Artsybashev
The Outrage by Aleksandr Kuprin
The Cloak by Nikolai Gogol
The District Doctor by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
The Christmas Tree and the Wedding by Fyodor Dostoevsky - the writing was rather dry, although I do think it just might be the little things lost in translation
God Sees the Truth, but Waits by Leo Tolstoy
The Shades, a Phantasy by Vladimir G. Korolenko - story was kind of bland, but it raised some thought-provoking questions
The Bet by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Dethroned by I.N. Potapenko
Lazarus by Leonid Andreyev
The Revolutionist by Mikhail Artsybashev
The Outrage by Aleksandr Kuprin
honestconman's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
anushanarasimhan's review
4.0
Given that I'm a Russian literature newbie, this collection was helpful in exploring Russian authors from the golden age through short stories. I found the introduction which talked about the authors and their style of writing quite helpful. It made me gauge what to expect from the stories and also appreciate them better.
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