4.01 AVERAGE


Give me a break. Apart from few very very good spots this book was another typical Russian book - big talk with no purpose.
dark reflective 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: Yes
dark emotional reflective sad
Plot or Character Driven: Character
reflective
dark funny reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark reflective medium-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
reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A
reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was a very Tolstoy kind of book. It is very wrapped up in the mind of a single character, but it deeply about what it means to live in a society of other people and how human interactions affect what you think about yourself. What does it mean to live a good life and what does it mean to appear that you have? These are the core questions here and I love Tolstoy for asking them. 

I think Camus was heavily influenced by this book...
dark reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes