The Master of Petersburg by J.M. Coetzee
The Master of Petersburg

J.M. Coetzee

The Master of Petersburg

J.M. Coetzee

250 pages first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
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In the fall of 1869 Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, lately a resident of Germany, is summoned back to St. Petersburg by the sudden death of his stepson, Pavel. Half crazed with grief, stricken by epileptic seizures, and erotically obsessed with hi...

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Community Reviews

3.39
based on 254 reviews

Moods

dark: 100%

reflective: 85%

challenging: 57%

emotional: 42%

mysterious: 42%

sad: 42%

tense: 28%


Pace

71% of readers chose medium
28% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

33% of readers chose A mix
50% of readers chose Character
16% of readers chose N/A
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

33% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

50% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

33% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

66% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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