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291 pages • first pub 1864 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140455120
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 May 2009
Description
Collected here in Penguin Classics are two of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's shorter works, Notes from Underground and The Double, translated by Ronald Wilks with an introduction by Robert Louis Jackson. Alienated from society and paralysed by a sense of hi...
Community Reviews Summary of 508 reviews
Moods
reflective 66%
challenging 54%
mysterious 34%
tense 33%
emotional 25%
sad 21%
funny 17%
adventurous 3%
lighthearted 2%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 40%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 85% | A mix: 9% | N/A: 3% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 31% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 5% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 81% | It's complicated: 7% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Antisemitism
291 pages • first pub 1864 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140455120
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 May 2009
Description
Collected here in Penguin Classics are two of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's shorter works, Notes from Underground and The Double, translated by Ronald Wilks with an introduction by Robert Louis Jackson. Alienated from society and paralysed by a sense of hi...
Community Reviews Summary of 508 reviews
Moods
reflective 66%
challenging 54%
mysterious 34%
tense 33%
emotional 25%
sad 21%
funny 17%
adventurous 3%
lighthearted 2%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 40%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 85% | A mix: 9% | N/A: 3% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 31% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 5% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 81% | It's complicated: 7% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Antisemitism