A review by murinius
Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov

2.0

Good representation of depression, but I give it two stars because I personally couldn't deal with it. I tried, but I just couldn't finish it. As someone who has been depressed, I felt that this was reminding me how bad it was. Oblomov wants to do things, but he can't! He can't even bring himself to clean his room (or order somebody else to do it). He can't bring himself to do things that are very important, that pertain to his livelihood and the possibility of love. There are other books that deal with more difficult like war, violence, abuse &c, but this one has been among the most difficult for me.