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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I've said it before - you really ought to be reading Dostoyevsky if you are not already doing so. The Idiot is one that I probably should have read sooner as, though it is no simple read as none of his works are, it was a bit easier to follow then some others (The Possessed!). The Idiot tells the story of Prince Myshkin who returns to Russia after years in a Swiss sanatorium. Myshkin is a kind-hearted, forgiving man which leads those he meets to consider him an idiot (hence the title). He clearly does not fit into the depraved world in which he finds himself. In need of support, he ends up surrounded by people quick to take advantage of him. As the story progresses it becomes clear that his gentleness, forgiveness and other attributes are not welcome in his society. Myshkin is a child among wolves.
There is plenty of fodder here for those who would want to reflect on Myshkin as a Christ-figure and what it says about how we treat such people in our midst. Overall, a fantastic book.
There is plenty of fodder here for those who would want to reflect on Myshkin as a Christ-figure and what it says about how we treat such people in our midst. Overall, a fantastic book.
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
challenging
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Overall a challenging read especially because of Dostoyevsky's habit of giving every character a million nicknames. Because of this I spent the first half of the book just trying to figure out who he’s talking about. Besides that it had a strong plot and an ending that made me reflect on my own naïveté and faults.
challenging
dark
funny
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
[…] in jedem genialen oder neuen menschlichen Gedanken, oder sogar einfach in jedem ernsten menschlichen Gedanken, der in einem Kopf zu keimen beginnt, immer etwas ist, das zurückbleibt und sich unmöglich anderen Menschen mitteilen läßt, selbst wenn man Bände vollschreibt und diesen Gedanken fünfunddreißig Jahre lang erläutert; es bleibt immer etwas zurück, was um keinen Preis den Schädel verlassen will und für alle Ewigkeit in einem bleibt; und so stirbt man, vielleicht ohne das Wichtigste seiner Idee an irgend jemand weitergegeben zu haben.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol
Minor: Antisemitism
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Rogozhin.......
Mogla sm se ful učit in nisem mela časa, da bi dokonca prebrala, pol je pa poteku rok izposoje in sm rabla vrnit knjigo.