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366 pages • first pub 1861 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780199540518
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date: 01 August 2008
Description
In this almost documentary account of his own experiences of penal servitude in Siberia, Dostoevsky describes the physical and mental suffering of the convicts, the squalor and the degradation, in relentless detail. The inticate procedure whereby ...
Community Reviews Summary of 950 reviews
Moods
dark 69%
challenging 38%
emotional 35%
sad 33%
informative 30%
tense 13%
hopeful 9%
inspiring 7%
mysterious 6%
funny 4%
adventurous 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 30%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 79% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 32% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 30% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 25% | No: 19% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 53% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 25% | N/A: 5%Average rating
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Graphic
Murder, Domestic abuse, SexismModerate
Antisemitism
366 pages • first pub 1861 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780199540518
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date: 01 August 2008
Description
In this almost documentary account of his own experiences of penal servitude in Siberia, Dostoevsky describes the physical and mental suffering of the convicts, the squalor and the degradation, in relentless detail. The inticate procedure whereby ...
Community Reviews Summary of 950 reviews
Moods
dark 69%
challenging 38%
emotional 35%
sad 33%
informative 30%
tense 13%
hopeful 9%
inspiring 7%
mysterious 6%
funny 4%
adventurous 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 30%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 79% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 32% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 30% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 25% | No: 19% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 53% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 25% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Domestic abuse, SexismModerate
Antisemitism