Notes from Underground And The Double by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Notes from Underground And The Double

Fyodor Dostoevsky with Constance Garnett (Translator)

256 pages • first pub 1864 (editions)

fiction classics dark reflective slow-paced

Description

This Arcturus Classics edition presents two of Dostoevsky's shorter novels in one volume, Notes from the Underground and The Double. Notes from the Underground is a dystopian tale of the Underground Man, a retired civil servant living in St Pe...

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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%

Average rating

3.95

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