Reviews

White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky

dirtbag_k2's review against another edition

2.0

Shouldn’t have listened to the white dude on tiktok

emwithane's review

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

areensipan's review

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.25

isabellechamb's review

emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

aminkab's review

emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

The story is basically about unreciprocated love, and it ends on a sad note. One of the sentimental books, in my opinion.

caydendi's review

mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

datmangotho's review against another edition

5.0

Sometimes you find a character in a story that resonates with you so soundly that the words on the page sound like words you could have written yourself, and you feel warm and seen, then you realize the story they're part of was written over a hundred years ago and it hits you: there is no unique situation. You are not alone. You are a part of the human race. The worries I have in my life are a mere copy of the worries of a middle-aged man in Russia in 1848. <3

As someone who grew up with social anxiety, reading the White Nights short story specifically felt like someone scraping the insides of my teenage tear-stained diary and shaping it into a sweet Russian story. The feelings of longing and desire are all the same; how comforting it was to see myself in such a different setting.

The ending is a bit less warm, but also comforting in the way that it shows how reality is sometimes.

erripsis's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.5

ashleycanread's review

emotional reflective 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

4.5

book_o_clock's review

funny

3.75