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Excellent collection of Gogol. Sadly there was no forward by the beekeeper, which to me was my favorite writing of Gogol-as good as or maybe better than The Overcoat's Akaky Akakievich.

jackievr's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

jweidenkopf's review against another edition

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4.0

I started with some of his later, St. Petersburg stories before going back and reading the Ukrainian ones and really enjoyed them. I thought Viy had a really cool ending. Then I went back to the latter half of the book and read The Portrait and Ivan and Ivan’s Feud and those ended up being two of my favorites as well. I really thought this collection had a better selection of some his best known works than other collections Ives seen so I’m really glad I got this copy.

megschlo2022's review

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challenging reflective tense fast-paced

3.0

matryoshochka's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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