Reviews

Отец Сергий by Leo Tolstoy

digitalcage's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

baasanka's review

4.0

Quite abrupt ending, an extra paragraph to set it up would've done the story good, maybe even an extra chapter. Otherwise the story is very memorable, with both unexpected twists that leave the reader speechless and plenty of food for thought. Of course, it could be argued that the plot isn't believable, especially when it comes to the "devil" woman, and it's pretty obvious as you read, that this is one of Tolstoy's works where he gets to play out his fantasy life of self-sacrifice, but I don't believe that takes too much away from it.

andgineer's review

5.0

Исходя из того немногого, что я знаю о жизни самого писателя, книга, хотя и крошечная, выглядит выражением его взглядов на жизнь.

Он не верил в искренность церкви, но верил в бога.
И эта вера очень тесно сосуществовала в его сознании с жизнью среди людей, несением блага другим.

Можно по разному воспринимать необходимость бога в этой конструкции.
И в этой книге автор показывает такого студента, которому автор сочувствует.

Но книга хорошая для человека с любыми убеждениями.

hades9stages's review against another edition

3.0

reflective and heavy. it was ok. definitely gave me things to think about while i was reading it, but it wasn’t the most memorable or groundbreaking thing to read

katekoda's review

5.0

Очень умная маленькая книжка. Всё Толстой понимал — и не только про других, но и про себя.

yasamanvf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.5

mariagape's review against another edition

challenging inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

3.5

afitzpatrick's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.0

seamus_malek's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.5

sarabrennan's review against another edition

4.0

‘He once nearly threw out of the window another cadet who had begun to tease him about his collection of minerals’, me too bro.