Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Notes from the Underground

Fyodor Dostoevsky with Constance Garnett (Translator)

99 pages • first pub 1864 (editions)

fiction classics philosophy reflective slow-paced
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Dostoevsky's disturbing and groundbreaking novella appears in this new annotated edition with an Introduction by Charles Guignon and Kevin Aho. An analogue of Guignon's widely praised Introduction to his 1993 edition of "The Grand Inquisitor," the...

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Moods

reflective 81%
dark 73%
challenging 49%
emotional 27%
sad 27%
tense 24%
funny 15%
mysterious 11%
informative 5%
inspiring 2%
adventurous 1%

Pace

slow 48%
medium 38%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 91% | A mix: 5% | N/A: 1% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

No: 52% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

No: 65% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 5% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 86% | N/A: 6% | It's complicated: 4% | Yes: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 2%

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3.99

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