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wghams's review against another edition
5.0
Incredible book. I have never read a book which I simultaneously relate to and am disgusted by. I found myself on several occasions laughing at the Underground man, but then catching myself thinking "should I really be laughing at this?"
jannagregory's review against another edition
4.0
"But man is a frivolous and ludicrous creature, and perhaps, like a chess player, loves the process of the game, not the end of it." The writer of the Notes is a study in contradiction and eschews the idea that man will act rationally in furtherance of his best interest. I alternately wanted to slap him and give him a big hug, which I think is exactly how he wanted me to feel.
bairdo's review against another edition
challenging
dark
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
2.0
cdhotwing's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-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
2.5
jazziemango's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
bog_orm's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
jolovesbookstbh's review against another edition
4.0
”As a general rule, I was always alone.”
While I had a pretty tough time getting through the first part, the moment I started the second I could not put this book down. It is riddled with self-loathing and a feeling of immense intellectual superiority coupled with the anxious inability to assert it. The internal monologue contrasted with what the narrator ends up doing in reality just adds a level of relatibility, which one might not expect from a work written in the 1860s.
So.. everyone was right about Dostoyevsky… He’s pretty great.
While I had a pretty tough time getting through the first part, the moment I started the second I could not put this book down. It is riddled with self-loathing and a feeling of immense intellectual superiority coupled with the anxious inability to assert it. The internal monologue contrasted with what the narrator ends up doing in reality just adds a level of relatibility, which one might not expect from a work written in the 1860s.
So.. everyone was right about Dostoyevsky… He’s pretty great.
kmkinas's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
carmen_gliga's review against another edition
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5