The Insulted and Humiliated by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Insulted and Humiliated

Fyodor Dostoevsky

460 pages • first pub 1861 (view editions)

fiction classics dark emotional sad slow-paced
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The Insulted & Injured, published soon after Dostoevsky's political imprisonment, clearly foreshadows his later preoccupation with unconscious psychological drives & their external effects on the lives of his characters. Where his later wo...

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4.13
based on 797 reviews

Moods

emotional: 83%

sad: 75%

reflective: 65%

dark: 58%

tense: 32%

challenging: 23%

hopeful: 13%

mysterious: 10%

inspiring: 8%

adventurous: 6%

funny: 4%

informative: 3%

relaxing: 2%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

8% of readers chose fast
38% of readers chose medium
52% of readers chose slow
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medium
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Plot or character driven?

11% of readers chose Plot
46% of readers chose A mix
41% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
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Strong character development?

58% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
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Loveable characters?

64% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
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Diverse cast of characters?

41% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
38% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
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Complicated
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

64% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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