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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
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
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was hard to get into this book. The story is so interesting but a lot of it was written in a very confusing way.
I might lack the proper knowledge in Dostoyevsky’s style (it’s the first book of his that I read), Nikolai Gogol or Russian literature to appreciate this work fully but I understand the confusing part might have been on purpose as Golyadkin (our narrator) is supposed to be mentally ill and confused himself.
I might try to go back to this book later in life.
I might lack the proper knowledge in Dostoyevsky’s style (it’s the first book of his that I read), Nikolai Gogol or Russian literature to appreciate this work fully but I understand the confusing part might have been on purpose as Golyadkin (our narrator) is supposed to be mentally ill and confused himself.
I might try to go back to this book later in life.
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
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
It's not F.D.'s best work, definitely lackluster when compared to his other works like C&P or The Idiot. But it's good for die hard fans to read more of his less popular works
Golyadkin is so real because I would also be in a constant state of anxiety
challenging
funny
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The reading experience was insightful and enjoyable at best yet confusing at worst . Definitely one of the harder Dostoyevsky works to read for me from a purely language perspective : could have been my translation .