Reviews

Humilhados e ofendidos by Fyodor Dostoevsky

pompeuc's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• 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

3.0

frixos's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring reflective medium-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? Yes

3.25

i5kiwi's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

moonlightpgs's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

ercole's review against another edition

5.0

Dostoevskij non si smentisce mai, e anche in quest’opera mette totalmente a nudo l’animo umano, narrandoci allo stesso tempo una vicenda incredibilmente interessante. Come suggerisce il titolo dell’opera, e come d’altra parte succede spesso nei libri dell’autore, tema centrale è quello dell’insulto, dell’orgoglio ferito. La trama vede protagonista una giovane ragazza che causa uno scandalo fuggendo con l’uomo di cui si è innamorata, il quale padre ha fatto causa al padre di lei. È chiaro come le premesse siano estremamente interessanti e in totale spirito Dostoevskiano, ma la trama non è che un pretesto, e il vero valore dell’opera giace nella minuziosa descrizione della psicologia dei personaggi.

readmetwotimes's review against another edition

4.0

Il primo grande romanzo di Dostoevskij sviscera già tutti i temi più importanti per lui: la colpa, il perdono, la povertà, l'orgoglio, l'amore. Solo i ricchi ne escono sconfitti, i poveri invece ne sono innalzati: quanto più soffri, tanto più sei degno di compassione.

Le donne, in particolare, ne escono immacolate: intelligenti, forti, curiose, umiliate ma mai succubi, offese ma mai vinte.

Una prova stupenda, ma non mi aspetto di meno da lui.

konstantly's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful relaxing tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Oh, it is such a humanistic book. We are people, we are just mere humans.

galacticrana's review against another edition

That book, that one book, I certainly remember now. Have I forgotten it or was it buried in the back of my memory.

authorjbr's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• 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

An early Dostoevsky. A lot going on in this, to the point that I sometimes struggled to follow the storylines. Yes, they are interwoven, but Dostoevsky sets them up as their own thing before revealing their connections at the end. So up until the end it made me feel a little lost trying to keep track of them all in my head.

An interesting ending that calls forward to Crime and Punishment in its religious nature (but not in its tragic nature).

A good book for Dostoevsky completionists, but unless you really like this era of literature I’m not sure you’ll be able to stick it out. 

(This edition is also terrible. Would not recommend at all.)

fethrhjarta's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0