Reviews

Le notti bianche - La mite - Il sogno di un uomo ridicolo by Fyodor Dostoevsky

victoriaconstance's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

loganisreading's review against another edition

3.5

4 stars, arguably 3.5 because i saw a tiktok saying this was one of his best and it’s super short and i’ve been looking for something good and short. the beginning i thought was great, the end left me feeling completely indifferent to it but whatever

miseenabyme's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

3.75

Monstruosité de l'homme, le paradis et l'enfer, mais aussi la repentance. Donne à réfléchir sur le monde actuel 

yishaqfu's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

kianz_'s review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

louisv's review against another edition

4.0

Only a depressed person can write this fr

estifanos's review against another edition

4.0

The very first Dostoyevsky book I read and I enjoyed it.

Favourite quotes:

“ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ʙᴇᴇɴ ʀɪᴅɪᴄᴜʟᴏᴜꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ɪᴛ, ᴘᴇʀʜᴀᴘꜱ, ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏᴜʀ ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ʙᴏʀɴ.”

“ɪ ꜱᴀᴡ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀʟʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱᴏ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴀꜱ ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜱᴛɪʟʟ ᴀ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢɴᴇꜱꜱ, ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀʟɪᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴏ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ꜱᴜꜰꜰᴇʀ, ʙᴇ ᴀɴɢʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ꜱʜᴀᴍᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴍʏ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴꜱ.”

“ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜɪᴇꜰ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀꜱ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀꜱᴇʟꜰ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ’ꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ’ꜱ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ; ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴇʟꜱᴇ ɪꜱ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ.”

4⭐⭐⭐⭐

bookies_withanja's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

vianadear's review against another edition

4.0

"Yo amo, y todavía puedo amar, aquella Tierra que abandoné, sobre la que quedó salpicada mi sangre, cuando el desagradecido de mí terminó con su vida de un disparo en el corazón. Pero jamás dejé de amar yo aquella Tierra, incluso durante aquella noche en que me despedí de ella; es posible que la amara de un modo más torturador que nunca. ¿Y en esta nueva Tierra existe el sufrimiento? ¡En la nuestra, amar de verdad es sólo posible con el sufrimiento y a través de él! No sabemos amar de otro modo y desconocemos otro tipo de amor. Yo necesito el sufrimiento para amar. Deseo, ansío, en este instante, besar y regar de lágrimas sólo aquella otra Tierra que abandoné; ¡y no quiero, no me haré a vivir en ninguna otra..."

nithin2606's review against another edition

dark inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A