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الأبله 1

أكرم مؤمن, Fyodor Dostoevsky

4.04 AVERAGE

annnniiiika's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny reflective tense medium-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

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interesting and adaptable takes on society and its development. characters are obviously incredibly well thought out and written, though I would have preferred a more focused introduction of aglaya and nastya. didnt understand every role. felt bad for the prince a lot of the time. plot became obvious in the end but was still hooked

piter_skr's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

mityakaramazov's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional inspiring reflective tense 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

m_a_watkins_9's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

rukiku's review against another edition

3.0

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davno sam citala pa vrv nije bas legitiman review. iako opisuje ljude sto je inace moj fah malo mi je u glavi ostalo kao da je covek iskoristio knjigu kao outlet za tracarenje. treba opet procitati al to je vec poduhvat

godblessyou_mrpeachtrees's review against another edition

4.5

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There is a sign at my job that says
 "You will never regret being a kind person"
I've always disagreed with its message. 

The Idiot proves my point on why I dont like this phrase tenfold 

kaitlyn_2005's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

shanetanner's review against another edition

5.0

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3rd time through. Still as great as ever

sagoprojector's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark funny reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A slow, dense, yet very rewarding read for how riveting and challenging Dostoevsky’s storytelling is here: could compassion and sincerity of the heart truly change a vain society riddled with moral decay? Prince Myshkin has rightfully earned a place in my mind whenever I think about characters with some of the most tragic fates in any story. Dostoevsky’s novel obviously takes place in 19th century Russia, and while The Idiot is a critique of how rotten and corrupted a Russian society could get, but I feel like this story is also emblematic of the current zeitgeist. I saw an excerpt from the edition of the book that I read that succinctly describes this book: “The Idiot is Dostoevsky’s most contemporary novel.”

Another entry added to my favorite reads of the year.

gab384's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated