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316 reviews for:

Oblomow

Ivan Goncharov, Galya Diment, Stephen Pearl

3.99 AVERAGE

marinac's review against another edition

4.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

camscampbell's review against another edition

5.0

Oblomov essay

What is Oblomovism and can it be cured?

74/80

An excellent piece of work. Stylishly written. Concisely and succinctly answered.

bergenslabben's review against another edition

3.25

funny reflective slow-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

bugcollector's review against another edition

2.0

challenging sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

raunakm's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

adamjcalhoun's review against another edition

3.0

What to say about Oblomov? At various points in this book, it could have been given anywhere from 2-5 stars. Some parts, such as when Goncharov is waxing eloquent about Oblomov's childhood life (the dream) or trying to do some amateur philosophizing, it's definitely 2 star material. Other times, such as when he's exploring the relationship with Olga or introducing the characters, it's 5 stars. The first section - aside from the dream - made me think, and the interaction between the various visitors was amusing. The section with Olga made me think and appreciate what Goncharov could do. The rest? Meh.