Talk with characters from novels
Not about them. With them.
Talk to characters from great novels, inside their own worlds. Pick a book, pick the moment you meet; the rest is a conversation.
No account needed to start.
Moment · 221B Baker Street, a foggy morning
How did you know I was coming today?
He does not look up from his chemicals.
You have fresh clay on your left boot, and you paused twice on the stair. People who pause twice have already made up their minds. Sit down.
Alice, Elizabeth Bennet, Winston Smith, Sherlock Holmes, The Little Prince, Rodion Raskolnikov, Gregor Samsa, Bihter and more, from inside their own books.
How it works
Pick a moment in time.
You meet each character at a specific moment in the novel. They know what they have lived through up to then, and nothing after. Haven't finished the book? Don't worry: no one can tell you their own future.
Rodion RaskolnikovCrime and Punishment- First visit to the pawnbroker
- Marmeladov in the tavern
- The evening before
- That night
- First meeting with Porfiry
Everything after the moment you pick is dashed: Raskolnikov hasn't lived it yet.
Pick a book and a character
Characters from selected classics, inside their own books.
Pick the moment you meet
If you like, read that scene from the book first, then step into it.
Talk
The character speaks in the author's language and reacts with the personality the novel gave them.
In the book's language, with subtitles
The character speaks their language. You write in yours.
Characters always speak the original language of their book: Dostoevsky's hero in Russian, Kafka's in German, Lewis Carroll's in English. If you like, a translation of every reply appears below it as a subtitle.
- Türkçe
- Русский
- English
- Deutsch
- Français
- العربية
Why do you go out so rarely?
Он не поднимает головы с дивана.
Выходить? Куда? Эта каморка — как шкаф, а я всё равно в ней думаю. Думать удобнее, когда никто не мешает.
Go out? Where? This room is like a cupboard, yet I still think in it. Thinking is easier when no one disturbs you.
Characters
Who would you like to talk to?
Characters are grounded in the text of their book. Each carries the language, fears and secrets of their own time.
- AliceAlice's Adventures in Wonderland
- Elizabeth BennetPride and Prejudice
- Winston SmithNineteen Eighty-Four
- Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes
- The Little PrinceThe Little Prince
- Rodion RaskolnikovCrime and Punishment
- Gregor SamsaThe Metamorphosis
- BihterForbidden Love
Maria PuderMadonna in a Fur Coat
Selma KaramyThe Broken Wings
MajnunLayla and Majnun
Dirse KhanThe Book of Dede Korkut
Quests
Go beyond conversation.
Take on a quest: try to persuade a character toward a goal rooted in their psychology. Find the right words and you win; push in the wrong place and the door closes.
You can win, and you can lose.
Get Your Hat
You carried Inspector Gregson's note up to 221B: a dead man in an empty house off the Brixton Road, but Holmes is in one of his lazy fits. Don't push him or praise the police; stir his mind with what is strange in the case and give him a reason to go that isn't credit; let him decide himself to go now.
Your place
You choose who you are when you sit across from them.
Be yourself
Pick an identity. The character knows you by it and remembers what you talked about.
Step into someone's shoes
Take the place of a character from the story; the person across from you takes you for them.
Read the scene first
Read the scene of your moment in the book, then start the conversation from inside it.
Library
Selected classics.
Each book has a cover painted in ink and watercolour. The library keeps growing.
Forbidden LoveTürkçe
Crime and PunishmentРусский
Alice's Adventures in WonderlandEnglish
The MetamorphosisDeutsch
The Book of Dede KorkutTürkçe
Madonna in a Fur CoatTürkçe
The Little PrinceFrançais
Pride and PrejudiceEnglish- Nineteen Eighty-FourEnglish
Sherlock HolmesEnglish
The Broken Wingsالعربية
Layla and MajnunTürkçe
Grounded in the text, voiced by AI.
Characters' replies are generated by AI and grounded in the book's text, but they can make mistakes. You can report a reply you find inappropriate right from the chat.
Your data is yours.
You can delete your account and all your data from within the app at any time. Details are in the privacy policy.
FAQ
Do I need to have read the book?
No. The character only knows what happened up to the moment you pick; they can't tell you how the story goes on.
Does it cost anything?
Starting is free; you don't even need an account for your first messages.
Which language can I talk in?
Write in your own language. The character answers in the book's language, and a translation can appear as a subtitle.
Does the character remember our conversations?
Yes. They know you by the identity you picked and remember your earlier conversations.