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sandaru's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The story and the translation's language are very easy to understand and stay with the flow of the story. Big books like this, usually scare me off, or I get bored in the middle. Even if I took 8 months to finish this, the story and the flow never bothered me. It was relatable and interesting.
Some parts dragged way too much, but the story was good overall. The characters' names were a bit confusing since the Russian names's full names and the short names are different, but you get used to it as you read. I liked how the author portrayed the crime and its punishment in so many layers.
Graphic: Murder and Death
Moderate: Suicide
wvelociraptor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder and Death
Moderate: Alcoholism, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship
cherryfreckle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Grief, Animal death, Murder, Suicide, Classism, Slavery, Violence, Confinement, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal cruelty, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Body shaming and Gun violence
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
benteasm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death, Suicide, Murder, Animal cruelty, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Mental illness, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Antisemitism
mary_catherine's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Suicide, Death, and Grief
Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Classism, and Alcohol
scharah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Murder and Suicide
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Sexual assault
marilla07's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Mental illness
Moderate: Alcoholism and Death
Minor: Antisemitism
ccachapa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Rape and Physical abuse
chitti's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
The russians always write such great literature… ily dostoevsky
So well written. Definitely one of my all-time favourite.
Moderate: Murder and Suicide
I don’t think it’s too graphically written. However dark themes such as murder and suicide play a big role in the book.tri03sh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Suicide