glowylemur 's review for:

Demons by Fyodor Dostoevsky

5.0

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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this dostoevsky fella sure knew how to write a book

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Content Warnings

Minor: Pedophilia, Rape

ommitted chapter that's either in it's original place (part 2, chapter 9) or at the end in the appendix has some fairly shocking reveals that are only lightly implied earlier in the book, where it's confirmed that

stavrogin raped a child

. caught me off guard 🥴