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472 pages • first pub 1842 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781840226379
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
Publication date: 05 June 2010
Description
With an Introduction by Anthony Briggs. Translated by Isabel F. Hapgood. Russia in the 1840s. There is a stranger in town, and he is behaving oddly. The unctuous Pavel Chichikov goes around the local estates buying up 'dead souls'. These are the p...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,551 reviews
Moods
reflective 44%
adventurous 30%
dark 29%
challenging 27%
mysterious 19%
lighthearted 18%
informative 10%
emotional 5%
tense 5%
relaxing 4%
inspiring 3%
sad 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
medium 44%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
No: 49% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 43% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 48% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Slavery, Misogyny, ClassismMinor
Antisemitism, Alcohol, Racial slurs
472 pages • first pub 1842 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781840226379
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
Publication date: 05 June 2010
Description
With an Introduction by Anthony Briggs. Translated by Isabel F. Hapgood. Russia in the 1840s. There is a stranger in town, and he is behaving oddly. The unctuous Pavel Chichikov goes around the local estates buying up 'dead souls'. These are the p...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,551 reviews
Moods
reflective 44%
adventurous 30%
dark 29%
challenging 27%
mysterious 19%
lighthearted 18%
informative 10%
emotional 5%
tense 5%
relaxing 4%
inspiring 3%
sad 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
medium 44%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
No: 49% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 43% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 48% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Slavery, Misogyny, ClassismMinor
Antisemitism, Alcohol, Racial slurs