323 pages • first pub 1864 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781582870533
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: North Books
Publication date: 29 January 1864
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 ...
Community Reviews Summary of 286 reviews
Moods
dark 68%
challenging 59%
mysterious 31%
funny 18%
tense 18%
emotional 15%
sad 15%
hopeful 3%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
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
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Antisemitism
323 pages • first pub 1864 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781582870533
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: North Books
Publication date: 29 January 1864
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 ...
Community Reviews Summary of 286 reviews
Moods
dark 68%
challenging 59%
mysterious 31%
funny 18%
tense 18%
emotional 15%
sad 15%
hopeful 3%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
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
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Antisemitism