2.25k reviews for:

The Idiot

Fyodor Dostoevsky

4.04 AVERAGE

fantine525's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bunnyju's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective tense 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

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Takes tooo long to reach its climax

lucaveneziani's review against another edition

4.0

emotional tense 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

ferouz's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tsenteme's review against another edition

5.0

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Ξεκίνησα διαβάζοντας από τις εκδόσεις Ζαχαρόπουλου. Για 400 σελίδες. Κουράστηκα πολύ, απορώντας γιατί είναι τόσο κακό το βιβλίο σε σχέση με τους καραμάζοφ και το έγκλημα που είχα μέχρι στιγμής διαβάσει.

Συνέχισα με εκδόσεις Γκοβόστη. Διάβαζα ένα άλλο τελείως διαφορετικό βιβλίο. Διάβασα ένα ακόμα απολαυστικό και συγκλονιστικό έργο του τεράστιου αυτού συγγραφέα. Δε το θεωρώ καλύτερο σε σχέση με τα δύο πρώτα, αλλά σε κάθε περίπτωση υποκλίθηκα στο ταλέντο του Ντοστογιέφσκι.

Ακόμα ένα έργο πέρα από λογοτεχνικό και φιλοσοφικό και ψυχολογικό. Δεν είναι τυχαίο το γεγονός ότι Νίτσε και Φρόυντ επηρεάστηκαν από τον Ντοστογιέφσκι.

deadbeat_jedi's review against another edition

3.0

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willread2985's review against another edition

3.5

challenging mysterious 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

ayngoi18's review against another edition

3.5

emotional informative mysterious reflective

weareneedcoffee's review against another edition

4.0

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personal classic book reading challenge
April: The Idiot

The Idiot might now be one of my new favorite novels from Dostoevsky. It kept me interested throughout the entire story as I followed Prince Myshkin and his travels.

“It is better to be unhappy and know the worst, than to be happy in a fool’s paradise.”

jimmypat's review against another edition

5.0

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At the moment I’m at a loss of what to say, other than: you really should read this book.