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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book demonstrates the impacts of poverty with a strong focus on the psychological effects of it and the vulnerability and exploitation by people who are better of. You can see the detrimental effects on both mental and physical wellbeing, yet there is an element of hope in that even though the characters are in a terrible situation, they hold on to life and to their (strange) relationship. I read this book when I was depressed and in that state it felt satisfying for I could see that there is a reason to hold onto life even in such circumstances. It is a very short book, I definitely recommend reading it as it is one of the books that noticeably shifted my view on the (social) world.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Chronic illness
A re-read of this one, as I once again work on getting through the Dostoyevsky works.
I'm not a big fan off the epistolary style of novel, this was OK, but I'm sure there are better works ahead.
I'm not a big fan off the epistolary style of novel, this was OK, but I'm sure there are better works ahead.
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
This notable work is Dostoyevsky's first novel, which contains the premises of his talent.
For example, the characters are not alienated from their anguish as the Brothers Karamazov could be.
Here, it is a question of anguish linked to material misery.
A man no longer very young falls in love with an orphaned girl. It did not clearly state the ages, but specific allusions make us understand this difference and point us to their respective eras.
I liked this epistolary exchange in 19th-century Russia and got attached to the two characters.
I also liked the writing that borders on lyricism in this poverty.
Of course, Dostoevsky is a minor in psychology and darkness, but the great Dostoevsky!
For example, the characters are not alienated from their anguish as the Brothers Karamazov could be.
Here, it is a question of anguish linked to material misery.
A man no longer very young falls in love with an orphaned girl. It did not clearly state the ages, but specific allusions make us understand this difference and point us to their respective eras.
I liked this epistolary exchange in 19th-century Russia and got attached to the two characters.
I also liked the writing that borders on lyricism in this poverty.
Of course, Dostoevsky is a minor in psychology and darkness, but the great Dostoevsky!
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Interesting, quick read. Also has one of my favorite final sentences ever :)
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Para Dostoevsky, fraco. Ele ficou melhor depois da Sibéria ig. Ainda assim não é mau.
Book 180 out of 200 books
"Poor Folk" by Fyodor Dostoevsky
"Poor Folk" is the first novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky, written and published in the year 1846 as a way of raising funds to pay off his debts due to gambling and other causes. This novel, written in epistolary form, is the story of two cousins, Makar Devushkin and Varvara Dobroselova, one the older and one the younger, who, despite being in close proximity of each other, choose to communicate via a series of letters, that prose the entire novel. Basing off the title of this novel, "Poor Folk" is Dostoevsky's critique, commentary and criticisms on the social conditions of Imperial Russia in the 1840s, where the rich get richer and poor get poorer.
MY THOUGHTS:
I haven't read Dostoevsky in a little over 4 months when I started reading this work but I could say that this novel is a descent yet must-read by Dostoevsky. The plot was overall compelling because it talks about how destitute really were a lot of people during the indifferent eras of Imperial Russia. So many unknown individuals, continuing to the modern day, still are hindered in destitution due to circumstances that they couldn't really reason with, let alone sought.
This novel was a fine read, Dostoevsky is one of my favorite writers.
"Poor Folk" by Fyodor Dostoevsky
"Poor Folk" is the first novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky, written and published in the year 1846 as a way of raising funds to pay off his debts due to gambling and other causes. This novel, written in epistolary form, is the story of two cousins, Makar Devushkin and Varvara Dobroselova, one the older and one the younger, who, despite being in close proximity of each other, choose to communicate via a series of letters, that prose the entire novel. Basing off the title of this novel, "Poor Folk" is Dostoevsky's critique, commentary and criticisms on the social conditions of Imperial Russia in the 1840s, where the rich get richer and poor get poorer.
MY THOUGHTS:
I haven't read Dostoevsky in a little over 4 months when I started reading this work but I could say that this novel is a descent yet must-read by Dostoevsky. The plot was overall compelling because it talks about how destitute really were a lot of people during the indifferent eras of Imperial Russia. So many unknown individuals, continuing to the modern day, still are hindered in destitution due to circumstances that they couldn't really reason with, let alone sought.
This novel was a fine read, Dostoevsky is one of my favorite writers.