Aww this was so good! Such a great romantic novel, very much reminded me of Goethe and Foscolo, and a little bit of Wilde in terms of decadence. It was almost melodramatic, all the love, the boredom, the high society, the intrigues. It’s a stunning picture of Russian high society with a great deal of irony. It’s so pompous that it gets in the way of everyone’s happiness, and that’s the tragedy of it all. 

Onegin is a perfect romantic hero, he feels passions so deeply, but surprisingly he’s honest about his emotional unavailability when Tatjana proposes herself. He very much reminded me of a Dorian Gray with admittedly different principles. I guess they share the boredom of being a dandy. Overall he seems like a great representation and critique of society at the time. Just generally a very enjoyable short novel.