Poor Folk
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Known as Fyodor Dostoyevski's first novel, Poor Folk portrays the life of poor people and poverty in a general sense. This novel is short in comparison to most of Fyodor's other works and is applauded for its humanitarian views. The interesting part is how it is put together. The novel is written as a compilation of letters written between the two main characters. - Summary by afutterer (6 hr 41 min)
Chapters
| April 8th Makar | 14:30 | Read by Tony Addison |
| April 8th Barbara | 5:51 | Read by Sonia |
| April 8th Makar | 10:55 | Read by Tony Addison |
| April 9th Barbara | 2:26 | Read by Sonia |
| April 12th Makar | 11:57 | Read by Tony Addison |
| April 25th Barbara | 2:51 | Read by Sonia |
| May 20th Makar | 4:22 | Read by Tony Addison |
| June 1st Barbara | 1:42 | Read by Sonia |
| June 1st Addendum 1 Barbara | 13:31 | Read by Sonia |
| June 1st Addendum 2 Part 1 Barbara | 18:55 | Read by Sonia |
| June 1st Addendum 2 Part 2 Barbara | 16:22 | Read by Sonia |
| June 1st Addendum 2 Part 3 Barbara | 22:26 | Read by Sonia |
| June 11th Barbara | 2:33 | Read by Sonia |
| June 12th Makar | 8:03 | Read by Tony Addison |
| June 20th Barbara | 3:47 | Read by Sonia |
| June 21st Makar | 2:51 | Read by Tony Addison |
| June 22nd Makar | 3:05 | Read by Tony Addison |
| June 25th Barbara | 0:59 | Read by Sonia |
| June 26th Makar | 15:26 | Read by Tony Addison |
| June 27th Barbara | 4:29 | Read by Sonia |
| June 28th Part 1 Makar | 5:58 | Read by Tony Addison |
| June 28th Part 2 Barbara | 3:51 | Read by Sonia |
| July 1st Part 1 Makar | 9:10 | Read by Tony Addison |
| July 1st Part 2 Barbara | 1:54 | Read by Sonia |
| July 7th Makar | 4:06 | Read by Tony Addison |
| July 8th Makar | 9:20 | Read by Tony Addison |
| July 27th Barbara | 5:23 | Read by Sonia |
| July 28th Makar | 4:09 | Read by Tony Addison |
| July 28th Makar | 7:25 | Read by Tony Addison |
| July 29th Barbara | 1:18 | Read by Sonia |
| August 1st Makar | 8:05 | Read by Tony Addison |
| August 2nd Barbara | 1:33 | Read by Sonia |
| August 3rd Makar | 7:22 | Read by Tony Addison |
| August 4th Barbara | 4:25 | Read by Sonia |
| August 4th Makar | 9:00 | Read by Tony Addison |
| August 5th Barbara | 2:59 | Read by Sonia |
| August 5th Makar | 14:10 | Read by Tony Addison |
| August 11th Makar | 4:01 | Read by Tony Addison |
| August 13th Barbara | 1:20 | Read by Sonia |
| August 14th Barbara | 3:26 | Read by Sonia |
| August 19th Makar | 1:56 | Read by Tony Addison |
| August 21st Makar | 6:04 | Read by Tony Addison |
| September 3rd Barbara | 9:16 | Read by Sonia |
| September 5th Makar | 31:12 | Read by Tony Addison |
| September 9th Makar | 14:37 | Read by Tony Addison |
| September 10th Barbara | 1:45 | Read by Sonia |
| September 11th Makar | 8:16 | Read by Tony Addison |
| September 15th Barbara | 3:37 | Read by Sonia |
| September 18th Makar | 9:46 | Read by Tony Addison |
| September 19th Makar | 1:41 | Read by Tony Addison |
| September 23rd Barbara | 7:25 | Read by Sonia |
| September 23rd Makar | 4:27 | Read by Tony Addison |
| September 27th Barbara | 3:47 | Read by Sonia |
| September 27th Makar | 2:39 | Read by Tony Addison |
| September 28th Barbara | 1:27 | Read by Sonia |
| September 28th Makar | 1:56 | Read by Tony Addison |
| September 29th Makar | 7:47 | Read by Tony Addison |
| September 30th Part 1 Barbara | 3:08 | Read by Sonia |
| September 30th Part 2 Makar | 4:32 | Read by Tony Addison |
Reviews
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Always Excellent
Graham Widmer
It's hard to lose with Dostoyevsky. His characters are so complex, their intentions so veiled and their motives so mysterious that it leaves one wanting more. The readers suit the story. The female reader is very good. The male reader may take some getting used to. He does calm down some later on, but I never minded any of his readings. I hadn't laughed so hard in a long time as when I heard his reading excerpts of his novelist friend's. You will find yourself trying to replicate his accent.
Don’t Give Up
A LibriVox Listener
This was entertaining. The book itself is interesting. Part of the Dostoyevsky journey which I’m really enjoying. The reader who reads the letters from the woman does a wonderful job. Listening to the reader who reads the man’s letters Is funny. He sounds at first like Mr. Roboto and then he gets going and starts reading with such feeling. It’s really amusing. Push through and I think you’ll be glad you did.
Highly Entertaining Dostoevsky selection
Lynette C.
I agree with an earlier reviewer that the voices are fitting to the characters. Makarov is an extremely melodramatic personage, and the reader's voicing illustrates the trait perfectly.