A review by issa_meway
Notes from a Dead House by Fyodor Dostoevsky

dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

A very interesting book. It's definitely worth reading especially if you've already read other novels by Dostoevsky. Don't expect any complex plot that drives the whole book. It's more of a set of stories and insights from the prison camp. I would also sum it up as a light psychological analysis of an individual and a group and their relationship to different values like freedom. It is Dostoyevsky's most autobiographical work and is most likely inspired by his own time in the forced-labor prison camp.