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Dostoyevsky's Notes from Underground
This indispensible text can justly be regarded as the forerunner to the great flowering of Dostoevsky's novels which was to follow. The first part of this unusual work is often treated as a philosophical text in its own right; the second part illustrates the theory of the first by means of its own fictional practice. At the same time, the reader is introduced to the phenomenon of the 'Underground Man', one of the first genuine anti-heroes in European literature.
96 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 1993
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November 20, 2018
Weird and intense. Horrific, but comical.
Only a great writer could make a book out of this perverse person that I HAD TO finish, even if sometimes I was just disgusted.
The psychology is so well seen. Dostojewski isn't afraid of the abysses in human beings.
Only a great writer could make a book out of this perverse person that I HAD TO finish, even if sometimes I was just disgusted.
The psychology is so well seen. Dostojewski isn't afraid of the abysses in human beings.
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February 19, 2009Need to re-read.
November 16, 2009
Never have I abhorred a protagonist (who really is an antagonist) with such a passion- but I simply could not put the book down. Great, great, great read.
January 12, 2010
A dark view from someone at the deep end of life.
May 6, 2024
It took me to the very bottom of my shadow
April 1, 2023
One of the most disturbing books ever written.
The protagonist is vile, pompous and inconsistent and as "anti-heroes" go, more zero than hero. though perversely captivating.
Philosophy is articulated, then brutally highlighted in the the second act, with a rather discomforting story of his relationship with a prostitute, who is the catalyst for some selfish self loathing and brutal verbal violence.
Not an easy read and a book that would probably take 10 reads to understand the subtext.
Challenging chaotic and compelling.
The protagonist is vile, pompous and inconsistent and as "anti-heroes" go, more zero than hero. though perversely captivating.
Philosophy is articulated, then brutally highlighted in the the second act, with a rather discomforting story of his relationship with a prostitute, who is the catalyst for some selfish self loathing and brutal verbal violence.
Not an easy read and a book that would probably take 10 reads to understand the subtext.
Challenging chaotic and compelling.
November 11, 2017
Ever feel sorry for yourself?
Ever want to feel sorry about someone else to feel better about ever feeling sorry?
Shame, rudeness, poverty, despair.
Notes of the underground might not bring you to your local underground, but you’ll probably feel as low.
5/5
Ever want to feel sorry about someone else to feel better about ever feeling sorry?
Shame, rudeness, poverty, despair.
Notes of the underground might not bring you to your local underground, but you’ll probably feel as low.
5/5
October 6, 2024
It was interesting and I like it.
December 14, 2024
i wanna read more Dostoyevsky !
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July 31, 2010That you need to live your life how you want to, not how others think you should.
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