The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Idiot

Fyodor Dostoevsky with Constance Garnett (Translator), Martin Geeson (Translator), Eva M. Martin (Translator), Anna Brailovsky (Translator)

720 pages first pub 1869 (editions)

fiction classics challenging dark reflective slow-paced
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Returning to Russia from a sanitarium in Switzerland, the Christ-like epileptic Prince Myshkin finds himself enmeshed in a tangle of love, torn between two women the notorious kept woman Nastasya and the pure Aglaia both involved, in turn, with th...

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Moods

reflective 72%
dark 60%
challenging 57%
emotional 45%
sad 34%
tense 33%
mysterious 19%
funny 18%
adventurous 5%
inspiring 5%
informative 3%
hopeful 2%
relaxing 2%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

slow 79%
medium 19%
fast 1%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 73% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 22%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 35% | No: 21%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 54% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 2%

Average rating

4.02

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