Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov

Oblomov

Ivan Goncharov with Marian Schwartz (Translator)

552 pages first pub 1859 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
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Set at the beginning of the nineteenth century, before the ideal of industrious modern man, when idleness was still looked upon by Russia's serf-owning rural gentry as a plausible and worthy goal, there was Oblomov. Indolent, inattentive, incuriou...

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Community Reviews

3.99
based on 1,623 reviews

Moods

reflective: 81%

sad: 52%

emotional: 47%

funny: 41%

challenging: 25%

dark: 15%

inspiring: 10%

relaxing: 10%

lighthearted: 9%

hopeful: 8%

tense: 5%

informative: 3%

mysterious: 1%


Pace

2% of readers chose fast
23% of readers chose medium
73% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

7% of readers chose A mix
90% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

24% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
41% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

55% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

27% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
58% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

98% of readers chose Yes
1% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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