Reviews

First Love by Ivan Turgenev

hayam's review against another edition

5.0

This story was so mesmerizing, like falling straight into an early spring nightmare. The exploration of love, childhood, and infatuation as intersecting themes was mesmerizingly executed. Love is its own character in this story as it dances its way through the characters hearts and leads them to uncharted territories of feelings and actions. A story which leaves you with more questions than answers is a story to remember, and boy do i have a lot of questions. 

anastassia31's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

angelikareadsavariciously's review

4.0

3.5. Not as predictable as I thought it would be. The flowery prose made it a nice, short listen.

jonathanovd's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.0

flysick's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

2.75

madeyesjojo's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

3.5

ablotial's review

5.0

I absolutely LOVED this story. I was completely absorbed in it. Although I did predict the twist at the end, but somehow that didn't make it any worse for me. I plan to buy it ASAP. Basically, it's the story of a man's first love, he'd fallen in love with the girl next door, who had a very eccentric mother who his own mother did not approve of him spending time around. It tells how she treated him, all he did for her, and of course a twist at the end to say why they cannot be together. Wonderful. The edition I read is the 1978 Penguin Classics Edition - I don't know how or if that differs from the 2007 Penguin Love Stories (Non-classics) edition.

nishipoo's review

emotional reflective 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? No

3.75

gardenia's review against another edition

2.0

livro que se manteve no nível superficial. tendo eu realizado ou não, seria a mesma coisa. aparentemente não compreendi onde está a dita beleza do primeiro amor nessa obra.

todos os personagens sem profundidade. detestei todos.

a única coisa que apreciei foi o lugar onde a narrativa se passou durante a maior parte do tempo, com muita natureza.

brownieee's review against another edition

3.0

3.5