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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"Many find it dull: Henry James could not finish it: all I can say is, it nearly finished me."
- Robert Louis Stevenson
I went into this with a tired open mind, a long-suffering heart, and gritted teeth. I do not have a deep interest in Western philosophy nor do I plan to; hence I do not possess any profound thoughts in regards to this. I do not know if it is because of my current situation that I identified with Raskolnikov's spiraling anxiety perhaps a little too well and appreciate Dostoevsky's writing on the subject. It is a tome and sure feels like it to read. As appropriately vividly written as dull and depressing as St. Petersburg was, I assume. Objectively, it is good. Personally, I will only read this once in my life and never again. I appreciated the experience and atmospherics more than the message and overt symbolism, honestly.
Meanwhile the sun is setting.
- Robert Louis Stevenson
I went into this with a tired open mind, a long-suffering heart, and gritted teeth. I do not have a deep interest in Western philosophy nor do I plan to; hence I do not possess any profound thoughts in regards to this. I do not know if it is because of my current situation that I identified with Raskolnikov's spiraling anxiety perhaps a little too well and appreciate Dostoevsky's writing on the subject. It is a tome and sure feels like it to read. As appropriately vividly written as dull and depressing as St. Petersburg was, I assume. Objectively, it is good. Personally, I will only read this once in my life and never again. I appreciated the experience and atmospherics more than the message and overt symbolism, honestly.
Meanwhile the sun is setting.
Loved it, but honestly, it did NOT have to be that long
someday i will brutally murder someone in pure unadulterated rage, and the public will cry "why, raniya!? why did you do it?!" and i will say "raskolnikov is literally me fr" like every pseudointellectual teenage boy to ever live and pass of a heart attack right there
jokes aside, bit slow and not my favourite classic but i do find myself thinking about its messaging from time to time
jokes aside, bit slow and not my favourite classic but i do find myself thinking about its messaging from time to time
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
flew across world with this brick in my backpack. for the longest time this was my favorite book. i felt so smug reading this shit at school but it was soooo good. felt really schismatic and didn’t know much of the world at the time. 10/10 no notes.
challenging
dark
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
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
tense
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