A review by lexish00
The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky

4.0

First of all, Dostoevsky is amazing. Sure, he was a drunkard, but that didn't stop his writing from touching peoples hearts! Hah. Anyway, "The Idiot" follows, you guessed it, a total idiot. The thing is people only think he is an "idiot" for two reasons: first, because he has suffered many physical ailments making him somewhat weak and sometimes distracted; second, because he is genuinely good-hearted, caring, and often perceived as naive by others. Of course, they only think he is naive because he values people and love over money and power. "The Idiot" is a great story of what being human is, and how different people find happiness. There were many great scenes that were realistic and powerful.