Reviews

Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol

ostavetemenamira's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

cunty. read them to filth. second part was an acid trip.

mushababy's review

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

3.0

junyan's review

2.0

冗长

tension_toast's review against another edition

challenging funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

noorhan4455's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

willow_thewisp's review against another edition

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

5.0

pssworded's review

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

5.0

phantomphalanges's review

funny reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

jseewald94's review

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

3.0

whenemmafallsinlove's review against another edition

4.0

“Why, then, will you not try to walk in the right way, and, by thinking no longer of dead souls, but only of your only living one, regain, with God's help, the better road?”

—

Dostoevsky made me do it, and I have no regrets.

I like that, as the reader, you don’t know if Chichikov is a changed man at the end of the novel (even if it’s probably due to the missing sections of the manuscript). I’d like to think he is, but…

Also, it’s funny how no one in the town could guess Chichikov’s real plan, even though it was quite simple. They came up with many convoluted theories when the answer was right there (!!)

Given how good “Dead Souls” was, I’m definitely open to reading more from Gogol.