Turgenev: Asya by Ivan Turgenev

Turgenev: Asya

Ivan Turgenev

164 pages first pub 1858 (editions)

fiction classics literary reflective slow-paced
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Turgenev's povest' (or novella) Asya, of 1858, has a Rhineland setting. Asya, the illegitimate daughter of a Russian landowner, is travelling abroad with her half-brother. The narrator falls in love with her, but cannot bring himself to propose ma...

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Community Reviews

3.74
based on 217 reviews

Moods

sad: 90%

emotional: 68%

reflective: 68%

adventurous: 13%

hopeful: 9%

lighthearted: 9%

challenging: 4%

dark: 4%

tense: 4%


Pace

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47% of readers chose medium
4% of readers chose slow
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Plot or character driven?

35% of readers chose A mix
64% of readers chose Character
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Character

Strong character development?

61% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
30% of readers chose No
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Loveable characters?

85% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
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Complicated

Diverse cast of characters?

21% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
71% of readers chose No
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

78% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose No
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