A review by crickets
Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol

2.0

Another Gogol novel, as part of this year's attempt at reading more Russian literature (note that Gogol was a Ukranian-born Russian writer, though, so I am sure those influences are there as well).

Lots of satire, but far too long for me. Especially considering that Chichikov's plan

Spoiler

, to buy dead serf's names from landlords and falsely inflate his own worth that way,

was clear from the beginning. Once that corruption becomes obvious, it is an exercise in watching this stranger trick various individuals with different stories, while knowing that it probably won't turn out the way Chichikov thinks it will.