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The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky
3.0
slow-paced

i originally gave this a 2 star rating. looking back, that was completely unjustified. it was definitely a pain to read, with the myriad of names and (mostly useless) dialogue spanning pages upon pages, but this book was insightful and interesting (to an extent). this was an "idiotic" (hehe) choice for an introduction to dostoevsky's literature, and while it has moderately discouraged me from his body of work, i remain undeterred. the idiot was heartfelt, dramatic, and very quotable (i practically highlighted half the book). therefore, i now upgrade it to 3 stars.