A review by shawngray
Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky

4.0

The narrator is such a paradoxical character that at first it's almost comical the difference in the way he perceives himself and the way others perceive him. Then you begin to realize you exhibited those same paradoxes yourself. He sees himself as an intellectual and literary, while others look on him with disdain and even disgust. He sees himself as someone worthy of respect and commanding an air of dignity, however, when he finds himself in a situation that requires a particular behavior he is too overwhelmed by his own thoughts and occupations to act. This quality makes him somewhat of an antihero but also highly relatable.