2.25k reviews for:

The Idiot

Fyodor Dostoevsky

4.04 AVERAGE

khader's review against another edition

4.0

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"هناك لحظات يريد فيها المرء أن يكون بقربه صديق."
للحكاية بقية...

raven_arcs's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

shoesmith's review against another edition

3.75

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

virtualmima's review against another edition

3.75

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sqit's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

demaycb's review against another edition

4.0

challenging reflective 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

dreamdustwithmybooks's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

noahtato's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

cogsofencouragement's review against another edition

5.0

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Excellent tale, and exceptionally well read.

binstonbirchill's review against another edition

4.0

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Dostoevsky clearly writes manic characters and scenes well, whether it’s our gambler, Raskolnikov or select scenes from The Idiot there’s an unmistakable panic coming off the page. I felt Dostoevsky’s style fit perfectly in Crime and Punishment but there were times during The Idiot where the highly populated gatherings full of facial expressions, different degrees of laughing, and strangely spoken words became a bit laborious. Still a good novel if not his best.