And the Earth Will Sit on the Moon: Essential Stories by Oliver Ready, Nikolai Gogol

And the Earth Will Sit on the Moon: Essential Stories

Oliver Ready, Nikolai Gogol

224 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction classics short stories dark funny reflective slow-paced

Description

Admired by writers from Nabokov to Bulgakov to George Saunders, Gogol is considered one of the more enigmatic of the Russian greats. He only wrote one novel, Dead Souls, and destroyed much of his later work, so his stories constitute his major out...

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Community Reviews Summary of 23 reviews

Moods

funny 100%
lighthearted 100%
reflective 100%
adventurous 50%
dark 50%
emotional 50%
mysterious 50%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 100%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

4.1

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