A Gentle Creature and Other Stories by Fyodor Dostoevsky

A Gentle Creature and Other Stories

Fyodor Dostoevsky with Alan Myers (Translator), W.J. Leatherbarrow (Contributor)

159 pages first pub 1876 (view editions)

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This book is ideal for readers who seek profound explorations of human alienation and redemption through introspective narratives that intertwine dark existential dilemmas with fragile threads of compassion.

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In these stories, Dostoevsky explores both the figure of the dreamer divorced from reality, and also his own ambiguous attitude toward utopianism, themes central to his great novels. In White Nights, the apparent idyll of the dreamer's romantic fa...

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Community Reviews

4.0
based on 230 reviews

Moods

reflective: 82%

dark: 61%

emotional: 54%

sad: 50%

challenging: 28%

mysterious: 15%

hopeful: 14%

inspiring: 14%

tense: 12%

funny: 7%

relaxing: 3%


Pace

18% of readers chose fast
64% of readers chose medium
16% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
16% of readers chose A mix
76% of readers chose Character
4% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
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Strong character development?

42% of readers chose Yes
42% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
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Complicated
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Loveable characters?

23% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

13% of readers chose Yes
2% of readers chose Complicated
68% of readers chose No
15% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

87% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
N/A

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