The Adolescent by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Adolescent

Fyodor Dostoevsky with Richard Pevear (Translator), Larissa Volokhonsky (Translator)

580 pages • first pub 1875 (editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced

Description

The illegitimate son of a landowner, Arkady Dolgoruky was raised by foster parents and tutors, and has scarcely ever seen his father, Versilov, and his mother, Versilov's peasant common-law wife. Arkady goes to Petersburg to meet this "accidental ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 166 reviews

Moods

challenging 85%
reflective 71%
dark 28%
tense 28%
adventurous 14%
emotional 14%
funny 14%
hopeful 14%

Pace

slow 87%
medium 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 66% | Character: 33%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 16%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 42% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 14%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 16%

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3.77

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