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454 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Wordsworth Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The House of the Dead is a stark account of Dostoyevsky's own experience of penal servitude in Siberia. In graphic detail he describes the suffering of the convicts - their squalor and degradation, their terror and resignation, from the rampages o...
Community Reviews Summary of 81 reviews
Moods
challenging 66%
reflective 66%
emotional 55%
funny 22%
tense 22%
adventurous 11%
informative 11%
lighthearted 11%
mysterious 11%
relaxing 11%
sad 11%
Pace
medium 22%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 87% | A mix: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 28% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | Yes: 42%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 14%Average rating
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454 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Wordsworth Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The House of the Dead is a stark account of Dostoyevsky's own experience of penal servitude in Siberia. In graphic detail he describes the suffering of the convicts - their squalor and degradation, their terror and resignation, from the rampages o...
Community Reviews Summary of 81 reviews
Moods
challenging 66%
reflective 66%
emotional 55%
funny 22%
tense 22%
adventurous 11%
informative 11%
lighthearted 11%
mysterious 11%
relaxing 11%
sad 11%
Pace
medium 22%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 87% | A mix: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 28% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | Yes: 42%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.