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A review by brunatavares
Netochka Nezvanova by Fyodor Dostoevsky
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Absurd. Raw. Bewitching.
The way it is written in first person makes you feel ill for Netochka, she's telling her own painful and lonesome story. She was passed around like a cigarette, in an endless search for love - her mother, Efimov, Prince X., Katya, Alexandra, they were all sources of a love she has been looking for since her first breath. It breaks my heart we didn't get to read the whole narrative Dostoyevsky had in his mind, since this small excerpt made such an impact on me.
The way it is written in first person makes you feel ill for Netochka, she's telling her own painful and lonesome story. She was passed around like a cigarette, in an endless search for love - her mother, Efimov, Prince X., Katya, Alexandra, they were all sources of a love she has been looking for since her first breath. It breaks my heart we didn't get to read the whole narrative Dostoyevsky had in his mind, since this small excerpt made such an impact on me.