975 reviews for:

Dead Souls

Nikolai Gogol

3.79 AVERAGE


Brilliant! Witty and sardonic with gems of wisdom throughout. The commentary on contemporary Russian society is so relatable that it goes beyond just being a Russian story about Russian lives — this is a story about the state of a soul, the states of all our souls. There are a lot of themes like disillusionment and inefficacy and what it really means to be alive and who deserves to live generally and more specifically who deserves to live like in luxury versus in squalor. Who should be respected and who should be powerful. And why sometimes we strive for the wrong things in life and end up deader for it.

I just wish the ending were more finished because I wanted more resolution... but I understand, sometimes there are things that are lost and we just have to work with what we have.
adventurous funny slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated

cunty. read them to filth. second part was an acid trip.
dark funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging funny slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark funny 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: Yes
dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
funny reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes