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avas_books's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Pedophilia, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Confinement, Infidelity, Blood, and Death of parent
itzaalllll's review
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia
tchotcheke's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
pls never let dostoyevsky stop yapping. this book was tremendously fun to read!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Pedophilia
janecasasola's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Short but mentally exhausting 😓
*WARNING: SPOILERS*
Things I’ve picked up from this tragedy, and my own thoughts:
*WARNING: SPOILERS*
Things I’ve picked up from this tragedy, and my own thoughts:
- The world is extra cruel to helpless little girls; men think of themselves noble to take advantage of their weakness under the guise of “deed”
- Marrying a teen 2 decades younger than you, no matter the intention, will never be acceptable
- The silent treatment does more harm than administer damage control; communication is always vital in any type of relationship
- Treating your young wife a child does not make you considerate. It is negligence and utter disregard of her mental and emotional capacities.
I will never question Dostoyevsky’s ability to write with much vividness, though immensely tragic, but I’ll be honest in saying that I CAN’T love this book for I cannot rack my brain enough to understand how one can endure reading the entire story in this clearly overly-egotistic & problematic “protagonist’s” POV? Everything felt so wrong that all my annotations were just hate comments about the pawnbroker :(
Can also just be that I’m getting tired of complex characters lol. I still want to read his more notable works, though.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, and Suicide