Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev

Fathers and Sons

Ivan Turgenev with George Reavy (Translator), Jane Costlow (Contributor)

244 pages • first pub 1862 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
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When a young graduate returns home he is accompanied, much to his father and uncle's discomfort, by a strange friend "who doesn't acknowledge any authorities, who doesn't accept a single principle on faith." Turgenev's masterpiece of generational ...

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Community Reviews

3.84
based on 5,754 reviews

Moods

reflective: 87%

emotional: 41%

sad: 32%

challenging: 25%

dark: 14%

funny: 13%

informative: 11%

tense: 11%

hopeful: 8%

inspiring: 8%

adventurous: 5%

lighthearted: 4%

relaxing: 4%

mysterious: 3%

Pace

9% of readers chose fast
55% of readers chose medium
35% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

1% of readers chose Plot
17% of readers chose A mix
80% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

59% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

36% of readers chose Yes
38% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

24% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
61% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

78% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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