304 pages • first pub 1881 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679435945
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Publication date: 01 November 1994
Description
This collection brings together six of Turgenev's best-known `long' short stories, in which he turns his skills of psychological observation and black comedy to subjects as diverse as the tyranny of serfdom, love, and revenge on the Russian steppe...
Community Reviews Summary of 180 reviews
Moods
emotional 57%
funny 35%
sad 35%
lighthearted 14%
adventurous 7%
challenging 7%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 7%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 18%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 20%Loveable characters?
No: 36% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 87% | Yes: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 20%Average rating
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304 pages • first pub 1881 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679435945
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Publication date: 01 November 1994
Description
This collection brings together six of Turgenev's best-known `long' short stories, in which he turns his skills of psychological observation and black comedy to subjects as diverse as the tyranny of serfdom, love, and revenge on the Russian steppe...
Community Reviews Summary of 180 reviews
Moods
emotional 57%
funny 35%
sad 35%
lighthearted 14%
adventurous 7%
challenging 7%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 7%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 18%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 20%Loveable characters?
No: 36% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 87% | Yes: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.