Notes from Underground; The Double by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Notes from Underground; The Double

Fyodor Dostoevsky with Jesse Coulson (Translator)

288 pages • first pub 1864 (editions)

fiction classics dark reflective slow-paced

Description

'It is best to do nothing The best thing is conscious inertia So long live the underground 'Alienated from society and paralysed by a sense of his own insignificance, the anonymous narrator of Dostoyevsky's groundbreaking Notes from Underground ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 378 reviews

Moods

dark 79%
reflective 71%
challenging 50%
mysterious 30%
tense 28%
emotional 22%
sad 20%
funny 18%
adventurous 5%
lighthearted 3%
hopeful 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

slow 52%
medium 43%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 85% | A mix: 10% | N/A: 2% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 48% | No: 23% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 6%

Loveable characters?

No: 61% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 82% | It's complicated: 8% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 4%

Average rating

3.93

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