A Gentle Creature and Other Stories by Fyodor Dostoevsky

A Gentle Creature and Other Stories

Fyodor Dostoevsky with Alan Myers (Translator)

131 pages first pub 1876 (editions)

fiction classics short stories reflective medium-paced
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In the stories in this volume Dostoevsky explores both the figure of the dreamer divorced from reality and also his own ambiguous attitude to utopianism, themes central to many of his great novels. In White Nights the apparent idyll of the dreamer...

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Community Reviews Summary of 180 reviews

Moods

reflective 86%
dark 62%
sad 48%
emotional 45%
tense 24%
challenging 21%
mysterious 16%
inspiring 13%
hopeful 10%
funny 8%
relaxing 5%
informative 2%

Pace

medium 54%
fast 28%
slow 17%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 68% | A mix: 24% | N/A: 4% | Plot: 4%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 36% | No: 13% | N/A: 9%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 27% | No: 18% | N/A: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 54% | N/A: 22% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 4% | No: 4%

Average rating

3.85

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