A review by zachf
The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky

dark funny reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book feels much darker than the other Dostoevsky books I’ve read, which is the opposite of what I expected going in. I think this is the only one with an unambiguously bad ending for all of the main characters.