A review by flamepea
Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky

2.0

An interesting read - definitely not what I expected. Frustrating and obnoxious point of view but that was the purpose. Interesting to see how russians political turmoil and dostoyevsky’s banishment from russia influenced this text. Not my favourite but I don’t think this book is supposed to be pleasurable. I have a lot to say about its slut shaming and representation of gender. A lot of the times I wanted to throw this book across the room. Will soon analyse it deeper in literary classics unit as we question and appreciate the literary legitimacy of the underground.

Update
I have to say I do not plan on reading this again but I think its critique of notion of enlightenment & Russia’s political history is important to consider.