Reviews

White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky

nadiamacintyre's review against another edition

medium-paced

5.0

kyla14's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

dazai_simp's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

hollidotcom's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No

"Finishing my pathetic appeal, I paused pathetically." ......he's so real 

hafiya's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

ysbll_reads's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.75

Nastenka, oh Nastenka, what did you do?!

This book is well written, I really wish that I could read it in its original language. The book really convey what the characters feelings. 

Fyodor Dostoevsky I love you sm

beanisreading's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

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

5.0

florinoakenshield's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-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

3.5

i find it hard to digest classics, especially classics that have been translated to english. there i said it. though it pains my literary heart, i am rarely ever in the right mindset to actually critically analyse a classic. for the most part, i just read a story bc it’s a story lol. 

with that said, i found this story funny in the same way watching someone trip is funny.

apart from the terrifying amount of love bombing (is four nights enough to intimate someone?),

i found the prose so long and breathless that it felt like he really was just a lonely guy that needed someone to word vomit onto. 

warning: a lot of written emotions in this one, a lot more than i was necessarily comfortable with. but at least it was a quick short story!

martee's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

its_naman's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

One of the best works I've ever read! The way Dostoevsky captures the loneliness of a man, his desire to be loved, his desperate attempts to please - it's so heart touching. 

Fyodor really makes his characters go through some tragic shit.

To give him all his happiness for one moment, then suddenly take it all away the next..

He really makes you root for them, no matter how terrible their actions are (*cough* Crime and Punishment *cough*). 

If you're someone who's easily intimdated by the size of Russian Classics, you should definitely check this out.