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Notes from the Underground - Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Constance Garnett
Notes from the Underground
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Darkly fascinating short novel depicts the struggles of a doubting, supremely alienated protagonist in a world of relative values. Seminal work introduced moral, religious, political and social themes that dominated Dostoyevsky's later masterworks. Constance Garnett's authoritative translation is... show more
Darkly fascinating short novel depicts the struggles of a doubting, supremely alienated protagonist in a world of relative values. Seminal work introduced moral, religious, political and social themes that dominated Dostoyevsky's later masterworks. Constance Garnett's authoritative translation is reprinted here, with a new introduction.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780486270531 (048627053X)
ASIN: 048627053X
Publisher: Dover Publications
Pages no: 96
Edition language: English
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Philosophical Musings of a Book Nerd
Philosophical Musings of a Book Nerd rated it
4.5 The Death of Determinism
Honestly, I'm not really all that sure where to start with this story. I noticed that when I read it before I made a comment on how it can be pretty difficult to follow, but that is understandable considering it is written from the point of view of a man (which doesn't have a name by the way) lookin...
Folding Paper & Spilling Ink
Folding Paper & Spilling Ink rated it
2.5 Notes from Underground: Or The Dangers of Overthinking Everything
This one missed the mark for me. I think my lack of enjoyment for this book stems in part from the fact that I am reading it now, in my late 30s, rather than when I was younger. I've reached a point in my life where irredeemable (and in this case hyperconscious) characters hold little to no appeal f...
jwilley44
jwilley44 rated it
3.0 Notes from Underground
The first part of this book is filled with plenty of insights but in my opinion it was a bit tiring. The second part of the book however was everything you would expect from Dostoyevsky and was really great.
shell pebble
shell pebble rated it
4.0
Everyone in this work is dispiritingly familiar, the unreliable narrator especially so. He is despicable, but arouses intense sympathy!
kennethjmcginnis
kennethjmcginnis rated it
0.0 Notes from Underground
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