Notes From Underground and The Double by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Notes From Underground and The Double

Fyodor Dostoevsky

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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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Moods

reflective 71%
dark 68%
challenging 59%
mysterious 31%
funny 18%
tense 18%
emotional 15%
sad 15%
hopeful 3%
lighthearted 3%

Pace

slow 59%
medium 34%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 86% | A mix: 6% | N/A: 3% | Plot: 3%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 48% | No: 25% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

No: 59% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 3% | Yes: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 82% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 3%

Average rating

3.95

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