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A review by mions
A Faint Heart by Fyodor Dostoevsky
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
Thinking back on this story, all that comes to mind is “ :( “
I have a tendency to find some kind of underlying glimmer of hope in stories people call depressing, but A Faint Heart doesn’t really offer a chance to do that. It’s like watching a candle’s fuse slowly drown in its wax, the well meaning warmth of the faint flame inadvertently digging itself into a grave and dwindling away in the process.
Just a sorrowful story with surprisingly lovable characters. The most heartbreaking part of it all lies in the fact the suffering isn’t rooted in someone’s cruelty or malice, but in kindness, love and gratefulness.
I have a tendency to find some kind of underlying glimmer of hope in stories people call depressing, but A Faint Heart doesn’t really offer a chance to do that. It’s like watching a candle’s fuse slowly drown in its wax, the well meaning warmth of the faint flame inadvertently digging itself into a grave and dwindling away in the process.
Just a sorrowful story with surprisingly lovable characters. The most heartbreaking part of it all lies in the fact the suffering isn’t rooted in someone’s cruelty or malice, but in kindness, love and gratefulness.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: War