Demons by Fyodor Dostoevsky

768 pages first pub 1872 (editions)

fiction classics dark reflective slow-paced
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(ISBN13: 9780679734512)Inspired by the true story of a political murder that horrified Russians in 1869, Fyodor Dostoevsky conceived of Demons as a "novel-pamphlet" in which he would say everything about the plague of materialist ideology that he ...

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Community Reviews

4.23
based on 3,010 reviews

Moods

dark: 90%

challenging: 64%

reflective: 59%

tense: 46%

emotional: 37%

mysterious: 36%

sad: 32%

funny: 18%

informative: 6%

adventurous: 4%

inspiring: 3%

hopeful: 2%

relaxing: 1%


Pace

1% of readers chose fast
22% of readers chose medium
76% of readers chose slow
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Plot or character driven?

9% of readers chose Plot
46% of readers chose A mix
43% of readers chose Character
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Character

Strong character development?

39% of readers chose Yes
39% of readers chose Complicated
19% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
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Loveable characters?

12% of readers chose Yes
45% of readers chose Complicated
39% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
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Diverse cast of characters?

40% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
39% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

88% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
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