Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Returning to St Petersburg from a Swiss sanatorium, the gentle and naive epileptic Prince Myshkin - pays a visit to his distant relative General Yepanchin and proceeds to charm the General, his wife, and his three daughters. But his life is thrown into turmoil when he chances on a photograph of the beautiful Nastasya Filippovna.

The Idiot 

I feel that this is another ‘typical’ Dostoevsky piece, which I’m quite sure many would agree with. The plotline may seem a bit plain, with sudden and rapid increases in tension that leave readers bewildered. There are murders, sudden fatal illnesses, and the main character receives a vague resolution at the end. I must admit that it’s difficult to like the protagonist, as his constant indecisiveness becomes irritating and he fails to convince readers to see things from his perspective. I really enjoyed the climax chapters, but the earlier chapters were less engaging. While the plot flows immaculately, this book doesn’t offer much in terms of spirtual lessons unlike many other great pieces by him.

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Hooman Rostami

The book grow on me as time went by. Nice story overall, not the best Dostoevsky works for sure, but it is an interesting one. It’s full of psychological analyses, and it’s a complete perfection in part 4, chapter 9. Part 4, chapter 4 is the funniest chapter I have read by D. I’d recommend the book just for that! The book definitely finishes strong unlike Karamazov Brothers!

The Idiot

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