The House of the Dead
by Fiódor Dostoievski
Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryhistoricaldramaslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeA grounded biography that is heavy, fresh and unhurried. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.6 / 5
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About This Book
The House of the Dead (Russian: Записки из Мёртвого дома, Zapiski iz Myortvovo doma) is a semi-autobiographical novel published in 1860–2 in the journal Vremya by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky, which portrays the life of convicts in a Siberian prison camp.
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- Author
- Fiódor Dostoievski
- Published
- 1861
- Pages
- 340
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