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22 reviews

Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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challenging funny reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev

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challenging funny reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov

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challenging reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I wish I could put it at a 3.875. I really enjoyed it and like the themes but something didn't quite click the same way as the cherry orchard did. Maybe I just read it all too fast haha
A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov

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adventurous reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

An enjoyable read, but the format of it confused me at points. Pechorin was a bastard and sucks as a person, but it was interesting to see his perspective and what happened throughout his life.
The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead

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challenging informative inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Very interesting read. Who knew that elevator inspection would be so fraught with intrigue lol
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Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin

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funny reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A very enjoyable read for class. I love Pushkin's poetic voice so much, and he does a wonderful job of bringing these characters to life.
Sea Change by Gina Chung

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This was a really nice book. I loved to get the chance to meet Ro on the page and learn about everything that made her, her. I also loved her journey of growth as a person. The prose is absolutely beautiful, and I loved the hopeful outlook at the end.
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The Awful Possibilities by Christian Tebordo

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challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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challenging emotional funny reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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challenging dark reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75