St. John's Eve by Nikolai Vasil'evich Gogol, Fiction, Classics, Literary by Nikolai Gogol

St. John's Eve by Nikolai Vasil'evich Gogol, Fiction, Classics, Literary

Nikolai Gogol with Isabel F. Hapgood (Translator)

36 pages first pub 1830 (editions)

fiction fantasy short stories dark funny reflective medium-paced
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No one could have recognized this village of ours a little over a hundred years ago: a hamlet it was, the poorest kind of a hamlet. Half a score of miserable izbas, unplastered, badly thatched, were scattered here and there about the fields. There...

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Community Reviews Summary of 28 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
mysterious 100%
tense 66%
adventurous 33%
challenging 33%
emotional 33%
funny 33%
hopeful 33%
informative 33%
sad 33%

Pace

fast 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 100%

Loveable characters?

No: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.33

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