The House of the Dead by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The House of the Dead

Fyodor Dostoevsky with David McDuff (Translator)

368 pages • first pub 1861 (editions)

fiction classics dark reflective slow-paced

Description

'Here was the house of the living dead, a life like none other upon earth'In January 1850 Dostoyevsky was sent to a remote Siberian prison camp for his part in a political conspiracy. The four years he spent there, startlingly re-created in The Ho...

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Moods

reflective 82%
dark 65%
challenging 40%
informative 28%
sad 28%
emotional 26%
tense 19%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 7%
funny 5%
mysterious 3%
adventurous 1%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

slow 64%
medium 32%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 76% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 7%

Strong character development?

Yes: 42% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 7%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 26% | No: 18% | N/A: 5%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 56% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 36% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 26% | N/A: 2%

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