prolly the best written book ive read

yeah Dostoyevsky writes like plato

Just read white nights.

In one sit?

Yea I mean it's a pretty short book. I personally feel like it won't hit if you read in multiple sittings anyway

Just started “Crime and Punishment” and I was already pull completely into the story by the first chapter.

What a writer!

read White Nights earlier this year and loved it so much. Got a used copy of the modern library short stories collection. Starting Notes rn and building myself up to Brothers K. So excited

I read a few pages of Crime and Punishment. Immersive stuff. Gonna make time for it, but I'm also planning to make time for Count of Monte Cristo and Secret History; two other tomes

omg i read this as fyodor dostoevsky dead instead of thread

i thought this nigga died for a second

who’s gonna tell him

going on Dostoevsky run with Idiot -> The Devils -> Brother K

read C&P earlier this year

CP??

Just finished Notes from Underground, that first section was some pretty dense philosophy but there were still a ton of gems in there. I especially loved him waxing poetic on 2+2=5. The plot section was truly incredible. The protagonist really does get more and more insufferable but I think Dostoyevsky knew that and ended the story at the perfect spot.

So many f***ing funny moments in here too. Him pacing back and forth in the restaurant for hours just seething from the previous interactions w his schoolmates. Putting together a meticulous plan just to bump into a guard that microaggressed on him at the bar. Him inviting himself to the guys farewell dinner

The whole Liza saga gave me major Taxi Driver vibes too

Gonna let this marinate for a sec, read another book and dive into crime or the idiot

the Michael R Katz translations of his books are so easy to read, finished Notes from Underground now i’m 1/5 of the way through Crime and Punishment

I've been meaning to tap into dude for a while now. Wish I could read Russian so I could read his work in its original form. Nuances and how poetic writing is can get lost in translation most of the time.

This literacy

reading crime and punishment soon looking forward to it

My homeboy gave me a copy of Devils over the weekend. Not sure when I’m getting to it but I’m glad to have it.