Demons by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Demons

Fyodor Dostoevsky

678 pages • first pub 1872 (editions) user-added

fiction classics dark reflective slow-paced
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Demons by Fyodor Dostoevsky is ideal for readers who enjoy delving into dark, philosophical explorations of societal decay and the dangers of radical ideologies, wrapped in a slow-burning narrative.

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Inspired by the true story of a political murder that horried Russians in 1869, Fyodor Dostoevsky conceived of Demons as a " novel-pamphlet" in which he would say everything about the plague of materialist ideology that he saw infecting his native...

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Community Reviews

4.22
based on 3,063 reviews

Moods

dark: 91%

challenging: 64%

reflective: 60%

tense: 46%

emotional: 37%

mysterious: 35%

sad: 33%

funny: 18%

informative: 5%

adventurous: 4%

inspiring: 3%

hopeful: 2%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

1% of readers chose fast
21% of readers chose medium
76% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

9% of readers chose Plot
46% of readers chose A mix
43% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

39% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
19% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

13% of readers chose Yes
45% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

40% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
38% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

88% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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