4.31 AVERAGE

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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
dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark reflective slow-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
challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous medium-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
emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-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
dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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

How many times can people get brain fever???? 
challenging inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Dostovesky's sentimentality, his delve into human psyche and this narrative of societal constructs of Russian society that despite being nearly a century removed echo the same patterns of human reactions was astounding to read. Like an orange being peeled from cover to pith and then further into the soft green seed within I felt each layer being unfolded there arose questions and even answers to some of the most arcane dilemas of the mind of a concious human
When read today , littered with  refrences of shakspere and pushkin the feel is altogether modern. A narrative woven to not just tell a story but also to point out the crevices of the human behaviour that are inescapable. To me (as to most others) this was an incredible read.

I don't know why I have the urge to read Russian novels in January, but I do. This one was good, and, although it also had a lot of secondary themes which weren't as interesting as the main story, it was easier to read than Anna Karenina. Somehow, my idea of the book was quite different than what it turned out to be, but it was still a terrifically cold and complex Russian novel.
dark emotional reflective fast-paced