Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, DeathModerate
Alcoholism, Murder, Chronic illnessMinor
Grief, Death of parent, Body horrorCommunity Reviews
Summary of 3934 reviews
Moods
challenging 57%
dark 55%
emotional 43%
sad 30%
tense 28%
funny 17%
mysterious 15%
adventurous 5%
inspiring 5%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 24% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 19%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 39% | No: 19%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 58% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 2%Average rating
732 pages | first published 1869
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ISBN/UID: 9780140447927
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 31 August 2004
Description
The most autobiographical novel by the author of Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov--and the namesake of Elif Batuman's debut novel, The Idiot Returning to St Petersburg from a Swiss sanatorium, the gentle and na ve epileptic Prince ...Book Information
732 pages | first published 1869
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ISBN/UID: 9780140447927
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 31 August 2004
Description
The most autobiographical novel by the author of Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov--and the namesake of Elif Batuman's debut novel, The Idiot Returning to St Petersburg from a Swiss sanatorium, the gentle and na ve epileptic Prince ...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, DeathModerate
Alcoholism, Murder, Chronic illnessMinor
Grief, Death of parent, Body horrorCommunity Reviews
Summary of 3934 reviews
Moods
challenging 57%
dark 55%
emotional 43%
sad 30%
tense 28%
funny 17%
mysterious 15%
adventurous 5%
inspiring 5%
hopeful 3%
informative 3%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 24% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 19%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 39% | No: 19%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 58% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 2%Average rating