Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev, Fiction, Classics, Literary by Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev

Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev, Fiction, Classics, Literary

Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev

304 pages • first pub 1862 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

Arkady Kirsanov has just graduated from the University of Petersburg and returns with a friend, Bazarov, to his father's modest estate. His father, Nikolai, gladly receives the two young men at his estate, called Maryino, but Nikolai's brother, Pa...

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Moods

reflective 89%
emotional 43%
sad 33%
challenging 21%
dark 14%
funny 13%
informative 10%
tense 9%
lighthearted 6%
adventurous 5%
hopeful 5%
relaxing 5%
inspiring 4%
mysterious 2%

Pace

medium 54%
slow 38%
fast 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 81% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 12%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 35% | No: 28%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 71% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 5% | It's complicated: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%

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