O Adolescente by António Pescada, Fyodor Dostoevsky

O Adolescente

António Pescada, Fyodor Dostoevsky

576 pages • first pub 1875 (editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced

Description

The narrator and protagonist of Dostoevsky’s novel The Adolescent (first published in English as A Raw Youth) is Arkady Dolgoruky, a na•ve 19-year-old boy bursting with ambition and opinions. The illegitimate son of a dissipated landowner, he is t...

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Community Reviews Summary of 169 reviews

Moods

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

Pace

slow 88%
medium 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 57% | Character: 42%

Strong character development?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 14%

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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3.76

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