2.24k reviews for:

The Idiot

Fyodor Dostoevsky

4.04 AVERAGE

rallycarza's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lucaszucas's review against another edition

4.0

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he could’ve been dumber

narodnokolo's review against another edition

4.5

challenging reflective medium-paced

olichoreno's review against another edition

4.0

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The character of Nastasya Filippovna is as central as Myshkin throughout the story, but her psyche is much more developed than that of the Christian man. The internal battle she has over what the world has forced her to be against what she would like to be tortures her from within, setting aside her own happiness out of an unknown fear of what that could be contrary to what she already knows. This progression can be seen from the conversation in the first chapter on the train between Myshkin and Parfyon to their final conversation in the dark room in the second chapter. It's not the best book I've read by Dostoevsky, as Crime and Punishment and Notes from Underground are out there, but it is definitely worthy of him. If it weren't for Victor Hugo in France, there wouldn't be a debate about which country in Europe has the best literature.

frederikmols's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional 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

justycrusty's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

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Excellent book. I'll have to finish it another time

draxin's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional funny slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

nidiadedia's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny reflective tense

alexradish's review against another edition

4.0

emotional 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

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Some of the most amazing, deep characterisation you will find in any book. I think these characters will live with me forever, particularly the Prince, Aglaya and Lebedev

louisjc's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark reflective relaxing tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes