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A review by alabhyajindal
The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky
1.0
How can all the characters in a book be so unlikable. Prince with his politeness in situations where the opposite is needed. The base treatment of Prince by Agalya, of Rogozhin by Natasya, it was just unbearable. And what's up with the mood swings of both Agalya and Natasya.
The only thing which kept me going towards the later part of the book was the anticipation of a murder, which is mentioned on the backside of the cover. I was hoping for a murder of Agalya or Ippolit. Agalya especially, given her despicable behaviour. I had something very dramatic in mind, like someone losing their mind and going on a rampage. The way Natasya's death was described (or wasn't) came as a big disappointment.
But I must say I felt very sad for the Prince, Rogozhin and Natasya, at the end of the book. I felt that all of them suffered a lot in their lives, because of their personal characteristics, something which was out of their control.
The only thing which I liked and found funny was Lebedev's verbose way of speaking, which is more pronounced in the second half of the book when the Prince begins to live in his Dacha.
The Idiot is an extremely boring book in conclusion and I feel I have wasted my time reading it.
The only thing which kept me going towards the later part of the book was the anticipation of a murder, which is mentioned on the backside of the cover. I was hoping for a murder of Agalya or Ippolit. Agalya especially, given her despicable behaviour. I had something very dramatic in mind, like someone losing their mind and going on a rampage. The way Natasya's death was described (or wasn't) came as a big disappointment.
But I must say I felt very sad for the Prince, Rogozhin and Natasya, at the end of the book. I felt that all of them suffered a lot in their lives, because of their personal characteristics, something which was out of their control.
The only thing which I liked and found funny was Lebedev's verbose way of speaking, which is more pronounced in the second half of the book when the Prince begins to live in his Dacha.
The Idiot is an extremely boring book in conclusion and I feel I have wasted my time reading it.