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Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I would lay my life for Razumihin.

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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dark funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This book sucked me in! I was always a bit intimidated by Russian classics, especially after my miserable experience with War and Peace, but the flow, the pacing, the characters were all so well thought out and intricate. I loved the drama, I loved the suspense, I loved the complicated women, the one dimensional men. It was all so vivid, it felt like watching an HBO series.

P.S. did anyone else get a little bit of a gay vibe between Rogozhin and Myshkin?

Bobok by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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dark funny fast-paced