A Gentle Creature by Fyodor Dostoevsky

A Gentle Creature

Fyodor Dostoevsky

46 pages first pub 1876 (editions)

fiction classics short stories reflective medium-paced

Description

The mysterious narrator is the owner of a pawnshop, and one of his repeated customers was a young girl of sixteen who always pawns items to earn money to advertise as a governess in the newspaper. The narrator could see that she was in a dire fina...

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Moods

dark 80%
reflective 57%
sad 40%
emotional 35%
tense 29%
challenging 18%
mysterious 16%

Pace

medium 49%
fast 39%
slow 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 84% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 3% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

No: 41% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 7%

Loveable characters?

No: 73% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 5% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 86% | N/A: 7% | Yes: 5% | It's complicated: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 3%

Average rating

3.71

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