The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Idiot

Fyodor Dostoevsky with Constance Garnett (Translator), Martin Geeson (Translator), Eva M. Martin (Translator), Anna Brailovsky (Translator)

720 pages • first pub 1869 (editions)

fiction classics challenging dark reflective slow-paced

Description

Returning to Russia from a sanitarium in Switzerland, the Christ-like epileptic Prince Myshkin finds himself enmeshed in a tangle of love, torn between two women the notorious kept woman Nastasya and the pure Aglaia both involved, in turn, with th...

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Community Reviews Summary of 4,299 reviews

Moods

reflective 72%
challenging 56%
dark 55%
emotional 42%
sad 30%
tense 28%
funny 17%
mysterious 15%
adventurous 5%
inspiring 5%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 2%

Pace

slow 80%
medium 18%
fast 1%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 74% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 20%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 39% | No: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 58% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 2%

Average rating

4.01

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