Reviews

The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol by Nikolai Gogol

spykuh's review

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4.0

diary of a madman is hands down my favorite short story

spenkevich's review

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5.0

For a job application once I answered the question "if money were not a problem, what is one project you would do?" and I wrote "I would film Gogol's story Viy with the muppets a la Jim Henson's The Storyteller. I got the bartneding job but we never talked about making that happen, unfortunately.

jdgerlach's review

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adventurous informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.75

odaeikas's review

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5.0

(Vij, Kappen, Hvorledes Ivan Ivanovitsj blev uvenner med Ivan Nikiforovitsj)

normt's review

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adventurous dark funny medium-paced

4.5

borruuisce's review against another edition

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challenging lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

rainbow1218's review

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reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

jhinglemybells's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

spoetnik's review

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

4.0

rocketiza's review against another edition

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3.0

Tales is appropriate - written like your kindly russian grandfather telling a story.