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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
I’m meant to lay in my hole (my bedroom) read books write notes and think about the beautiful and the sublime
Dostoevsky is one of the most brilliant authors and this book is no different. It’s so psychologically alive. The character, a bureaucrat, writes notes attempting to justify his life full of resentment and misery. The character is representative of a generation of which society formed, and is representative of all human nature to some degree. The book is so full of honesty, and you feel the mental paralysis that the underground man feels due to his overly acute consciousness. His suffering and hatred for mankind and rationality lead to his own oppression. Perfect ending.
Now..... I did not think this was poorly written. It is Dosteovsky, and I think the guy is incapable of doing poor work. I just didn't like it.
The Underground is a terrible place. Living there is a place of darkness. I cannot imagine how someone comes to dwell here. But this is a real place, and I think secular humanism leads to this place. This is the existential predicament of the modern man.
So, I am glad I read it. But it was not enjoyable.
The Underground is a terrible place. Living there is a place of darkness. I cannot imagine how someone comes to dwell here. But this is a real place, and I think secular humanism leads to this place. This is the existential predicament of the modern man.
So, I am glad I read it. But it was not enjoyable.
This is a haunting book, an unsettling portrait of a pitiable man
That one page where Liza shows him the letter she kept to prove that she had once been loved… that shit got me. I guess as humans we’ve historically always kept things as proof that we loved or were loved. We are an interesting species.
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
my 4th and favorite of his books so far. SO RIDICULOUSLY MOVING AND SELF-AWARE. political and theological and literary. I think what tolstoy is for the russian soul dostoevsky is for all people.
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced