Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, Fiction, Classics, Literary by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, Fiction, Classics, Literary

Fyodor Dostoevsky with Constance Garnett (Translator)

172 pages • first pub 1864 (editions)

fiction classics dark reflective slow-paced

Description

Dostoevsky's NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND is a psychological study of the deepest darkest skeletons in the closet of the human mind. The first novel from Dostoevsky's mature "second period" works, divided in two parts, presents an unnamed protagonis...

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Community Reviews Summary of 286 reviews

Moods

reflective 71%
dark 68%
challenging 59%
mysterious 31%
funny 18%
tense 18%
emotional 15%
sad 15%
hopeful 3%
lighthearted 3%

Pace

slow 59%
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%

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3.95

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