The Adolescent by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Adolescent

Fyodor Dostoevsky with Dora O'Brien (Translator)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced

528 pages | first published 1875

Edition information

Description

Among Dostoevsky's later novels, The Adolescent occupies a very special place: published three years after The Devils and five years before his final masterpiece, The Karamazov Brothers, the novel charts the story of nineteen-year-old Arkady – the...
Browse similar books...

Plus

Book information

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...

Community Reviews

Summary of 154 reviews

Moods

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

Pace

slow 87%
medium 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 66% | Character: 33%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 16%

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%

Average rating

3.76

See all reviews...