Min barndom by Maksim Gorkij, Maksim Gorkij

288 pages first pub 1913 (editions) user-added

fiction autobiography reflective slow-paced
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Coloured by poverty and horrifying brutality, Gorky's childhood equipped him to understand - in a way denied to a Tolstoy or a Turgenev - the life of the ordinary Russian. After his father, a paperhanger and upholsterer, died of cholera, five-year...

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Community Reviews

3.82
based on 250 reviews

Moods

emotional: 90%

sad: 90%

dark: 60%

reflective: 50%

informative: 30%

adventurous: 20%

tense: 20%

challenging: 10%

funny: 10%

hopeful: 10%

inspiring: 10%


Pace

10% of readers chose fast
60% of readers chose medium
30% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

100% of readers chose Character
Character

Strong character development?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Loveable characters?

100% of readers chose Complicated
Complicated

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose No
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

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