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m4nu's review against another edition
5.0
"What was a dream?" I asked.
"All, all" she answered, "everything, all this year. Vanya, why did I destroy your happiness?"
And in her eyes I read:
"We might have been happy together for ever."
NE KER ADIJO. JS NEMORM. DOST.
literally nothing can make you cry as hard as dostoevsky's endings
i need to mentally recover from this story
"All, all" she answered, "everything, all this year. Vanya, why did I destroy your happiness?"
And in her eyes I read:
"We might have been happy together for ever."
NE KER ADIJO. JS NEMORM. DOST.
literally nothing can make you cry as hard as dostoevsky's endings
i need to mentally recover from this story
cate08's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
rottenjester's review against another edition
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
zizosreads's review against another edition
4.0
pretty good introduction to Dostoevsky. The book was very straightforward and I found myself so intrigued by the main conflict. I've never read a book with the style of narration where Vanya is just an observer and he's watching everyone else's life happen before his, kinda makes me sad :( but still, this book is a must read!! and I can't wait to read more of Dostoevsky's greatest works
shashwat's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
sanmeow's review
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.75
another dostoevsky that i feel i can't properly review yet because i just have to reread it and then get my thoughts together. but the characters, writing, and themes are wonderfully executed ♡
sarapalooza's review against another edition
4.0
Humiliated and Insulted
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Written before the masterpieces of the end of his life, this novel foreshadows some themes that will soon be fully developed. It is not anywhere near as philosophical as Karamazov, nor does it have the insight into the characters’ minds like in Crime, but it is very enjoyable and important in the development of the great author’s style.
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As a massive Fyodor fan, I enjoyed this very much, but a warning for readers - boy, is it bleak. It starts sad, gets worse, and doesn’t end any better. This is the ninth work of his I’ve read and it helps me to understand him better. Definitely a deeper cut.
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Hard to pinpoint a moral, but initial impression without sitting down to contemplate, I’d say: the reality of the world is often very cruel. Incredibly, love also exists alongside the evil. While the goodness doesn’t negate cruelty, it does comfort and shape some of us for the better. False love destroys, while true compassion heals. There’s a message we can all get behind.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
.
Written before the masterpieces of the end of his life, this novel foreshadows some themes that will soon be fully developed. It is not anywhere near as philosophical as Karamazov, nor does it have the insight into the characters’ minds like in Crime, but it is very enjoyable and important in the development of the great author’s style.
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As a massive Fyodor fan, I enjoyed this very much, but a warning for readers - boy, is it bleak. It starts sad, gets worse, and doesn’t end any better. This is the ninth work of his I’ve read and it helps me to understand him better. Definitely a deeper cut.
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Hard to pinpoint a moral, but initial impression without sitting down to contemplate, I’d say: the reality of the world is often very cruel. Incredibly, love also exists alongside the evil. While the goodness doesn’t negate cruelty, it does comfort and shape some of us for the better. False love destroys, while true compassion heals. There’s a message we can all get behind.
wen's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
there was definitely something gay going on between nataša and katja
noeliamollet's review against another edition
3.0
Desde sus inicios como escritor y de manera cronológica, este es el libro que más me ha gustado de Dostoievski. La narración es más fluida y amena que Stepanchikovo y sus moradores o El doble, por ejemplo, pero el hecho de que la historia tenga 500 páginas me parece excesivo, además de que me costó entrar en el libro y encontrarle interés.
Me gusta mucho cómo están construidos los diálogos, con ironía y diciendo mucho con pocas palabras, y la psicología que hay detrás de ellos.
Mención a parte merece el tipo de amor que Natasha siente por Aliosha, enfermizo, obsesivo e incomprensible y la actitud del señor Sergeich, ese orgullo tan espeso que no es capaz de dejar a un lado por el profundo amor que tiene hacia su hija.
Es un libro recomendable pero que más de una persona abandonaría antes de llegar a la mitad.
P.D. la traducción de Fernando Otero y José Ignacio López Fernández es maravillosa (Alba Minus 2021).
Me gusta mucho cómo están construidos los diálogos, con ironía y diciendo mucho con pocas palabras, y la psicología que hay detrás de ellos.
Mención a parte merece el tipo de amor que Natasha siente por Aliosha, enfermizo, obsesivo e incomprensible y la actitud del señor Sergeich, ese orgullo tan espeso que no es capaz de dejar a un lado por el profundo amor que tiene hacia su hija.
Es un libro recomendable pero que más de una persona abandonaría antes de llegar a la mitad.
P.D. la traducción de Fernando Otero y José Ignacio López Fernández es maravillosa (Alba Minus 2021).