Notes from Underground & The Double by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Jessie Coulson

Notes from Underground & The Double

Fyodor Dostoevsky, Jessie Coulson

287 pages first pub 1864 (editions)

fiction classics dark reflective slow-paced
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‘It is best to do nothing! The best thing is conscious inertia! So long live the underground!’Alienated from society and paralysed by a sense of his own insignificance, the anonymous narrator of Dostoyevsky’s groundbreaking Notes from Underground ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 504 reviews

Moods

dark 80%
reflective 66%
challenging 55%
mysterious 34%
tense 32%
emotional 25%
sad 20%
funny 17%
adventurous 3%
lighthearted 2%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

slow 54%
medium 39%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 86% | A mix: 8% | N/A: 4% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 43% | No: 30% | 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

3.94

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