Notes from the Underground
By Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Release Date: 1881-02-09
- Genre: Philosophy
Description
Published in 1864, Notes from Underground is considered the author's first masterpiece - the book in which he "became" Dostoevsky - and is seen as the source of all his later works. Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, whose acclaimed translations of The Brothers Karamazov and Crime and Punishment have become the standard versions in English, now give us a superb new rendering of this early classic.
Reviews
Misery Most Manifold
5By Bodhiboy65The truly awful, terrible, disastrous, unhappy week of a 19th century Russian Misanthrope. What makes genius is the psychological accuracy and ring of truth in every word. Masterpiece!Peterson Recommend
5By Jmanmc321This was such a great read. Details the psychology of human suffering and its motivations: moreover, the lessons to be learned form it are incredibly fascinating.The modern character!
5By eclevticBeing in and out of grace towards himself and his world! Not good and not bad character, only: no character at all!Truth hurts
5By bbnmbbbPainfully accurate on Modern human problemsThought provoking
3By dk1268Takes a strange turn in part III to a assume a personal account of his darker side. Maybe a fictional account. Coming full circle to his initial premise. Emotionally macabre. I left this book feeling uneasy although at the same time somewhat enlightened.Shockingly chilling
5By StepanovicSo deplete of positivity is this book that one feels the cold seeping through it. Frightening. I could not but feel sorry for Fyodor. Not sorry in a condescending way, sorry in way for a man who is beaten by an all mighty monster which can never be defeated. Sorry in a fearful way. It follows that I am glad of my flaws, of my stupidity, all the qualities which he finds loathsome, all of which he finds envious.Notes from the Underground
4By writer of pulp fictionExcellent book. Has a lot of Modern aspects!Didnt have the patience for it
3By GiuliaNYCI could see it being enjoyable if I could settle in and just savor the unique and humorous nature of it, but I didn’t have the patience for it. Quit at 50 pages in.Wow..just wow. A must read.
5By The KD1I’m 18 years old and somehow I understand and relate on a soulful, deep level of ( though I don’t agree with everything ) this man Fydor. Almost to where it’s dreadful to think of. I appreciate his honesty. I appreciate his vocabulary ( I learned a lot of vocabulary from this book). A must read. I am convinced that I was meant to read this. Why? you may ask, ask God.Brilliant
5By natalie27cIt’s brilliant the way Dostoyevsky brings you into the mind of a man in psychological disintegration. The contradictions he experiences within himself seem to become your own as you read this. Loved it.
