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The Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol

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swagmansnake's review against another edition

5.0

Shit started becoming like horror at the end almost kind of spooky but also very sad :(. Reminded me a bit a bit of Ikiru.

kolyanpo's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

simplyfrancois's review against another edition

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4.0

A delightful and easy-to-read tale, The Overcoat (or The Cloak, or The Mantle) tells us of titular councillor Akaki Akakievitch's worn out overcoat and struggle in bureaucratic St Petersburg. In the process, Gogol, introduces us, with much humour and sarcasm, to an endless series of officials with pompous titles and pointless occupations.

_carlibri_'s review against another edition

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4.0

Ascoltato su Audible.
Gogol' è geniale.
Attraverso, oserei, un banalissimo aneddoto, riesce a creare una critica politica potentissima e ferocissima.
What else?

fiamma22's review against another edition

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4.0

"però, verso la fine della vita, a questo essere era apparso un ospite luminoso sotto forma d’un cappotto, un cappotto che per un istante aveva ravvivato la sua povera esistenza, ma sul quale poi s’era abbattuta implacabile la sciagura, così come si abbatte sugli imperatori e i sovrani del mondo..."

alishajuma's review against another edition

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4.0

Loved the writing style and was interesting to see how much of the double was influenced by this story. The tone kept changing and when I was just wondering what genre I would define this as, it briefly became supernatural. Was a very enjoyable and short read and I will definitely be reading more Gogol.