humdrum_ts's review
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
kristine_9's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 (I feel like it deserves the 4 though)
For me, 3.5 stars means I thought it was good, really good in this case, but I didn't love it, nor would I recommend it, unless someone's very interested in the main topic/theme. In this case, the Soviet Union and the damage it did to people, to individuality. For a person like that I would highly recommend it.
Sidenote: Nastya, a really young girl who says shit like "liquidate the kulaks" and "now that Stalin's become, I've become too" throughout the entire novel, belongs in a horror movie. Creepy as fuck.
For me, 3.5 stars means I thought it was good, really good in this case, but I didn't love it, nor would I recommend it, unless someone's very interested in the main topic/theme. In this case, the Soviet Union and the damage it did to people, to individuality. For a person like that I would highly recommend it.
Sidenote: Nastya, a really young girl who says shit like "liquidate the kulaks" and "now that Stalin's become, I've become too" throughout the entire novel, belongs in a horror movie. Creepy as fuck.
evancdent's review
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
julija125's review against another edition
So gar nicht in der Stimmung dafür. Zumindest nicht grad.
azure_dawn's review against another edition
5.0
One of my favouirtes of all time. Probably most unique prose ever. Actually, its prose is 90% of my enjoyment of the novel. Plot isn't that good, and characters, while fun and interesting, are not masterpieces. The prose, though!..
Untranslateable. Read it in russian, and before that you should probably read something from a Soviet author, approved by the party. "Strogovs" or "Strogov Family" is a good one.
Untranslateable. Read it in russian, and before that you should probably read something from a Soviet author, approved by the party. "Strogovs" or "Strogov Family" is a good one.
h1914's review against another edition
5.0
"'It seems to me all the time that there is something special in the distance, or some splendid unattainable object, and I live in sadness.'
'Oh, we'll get it. Don't worry, as they say, Comrade Voshchev.'
'When, Comrade Chiklin?'
'Consider that it has been gotten already."
'Oh, we'll get it. Don't worry, as they say, Comrade Voshchev.'
'When, Comrade Chiklin?'
'Consider that it has been gotten already."
dzengota's review
3.0
Excellent both satire and critique of the Soviet Union. As an American its easy to assume that any satire of Sovietism must inherently mean that it is also against Communism so it is fascinating to find the balance in understanding something like the Foundation Pit, where Platonov is frustrated with Stalin's regime and the rhetoric of The Party *because* he is a communist.
kenziekuma's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-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
1.0