The Night Before Christmas by Nikolai Gogol

The Night Before Christmas

Nikolai Gogol with Constance Garnett (Translator)

73 pages first pub 1832 (editions)

fiction classics literary funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Description

Taken from Nikolai Gogol's first successful work, the story collection Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka, The Night Before Christmas is available here for the first time as a stand-alone novella and is a perfect introduction to the great Russian sat...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 334 reviews

Moods

funny 70%
lighthearted 60%
adventurous 36%
mysterious 36%
dark 13%
relaxing 13%
reflective 10%
challenging 3%
hopeful 3%

Pace

fast 83%
medium 12%
slow 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 68% | A mix: 24% | Character: 8%

Strong character development?

No: 60% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 12%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 45% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 68% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 61% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 9%

Average rating

3.42

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!

If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.