Name: Ricky Burgess's review of Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Item: Notes from the Underground
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Author: Ricky Burgess

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Notes From The Underground by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky Notes from Underground (Russian: Записки из подполья, Zapíski iz podpól'ja, also translated in English as Notes from the Underground or Letters from the Underworld while Notes from Underground is the most literal translation) (1864) is a short novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It is considered by many to be the world's first existentialist novel. It presents itself as an excerpt from the rambling memoirs of a bitter, isolated, unnamed narrator (generally referred to by critics as the Underground Man) who is a retired civil servant living in St. Petersburg.

Notes from the Underground

Ricky Burgess

I was kinda bored through the first 70%. I thought it was an interesting psychological work, but I didn’t see the point. But when he finished his first conversation with Liza, I was hooked. I wanted to see if Dostoevsky could bring it to a satisfying conclusion.

Cicero

not his best work.... uhhhh savior complex, Oedipus complex, madonna whore complex, lots of complexes. still pretty good. a little wordy. 

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Natalie

Dostoevsky explores the contradictions in the psychology of an antisocial man: the narrator, the unnamed Underground Man, desires to love and to be loved, but is also uncomfortable with the inherent vulnerability of expressing this desire, reacting with cruelty at any perceived slight. And with these contradictions, you may find yourself both laughing at and crying for the Underground Man. (I know I did.)

I can understand why Dostoevsky is so highly regarded for his insights on human psychology. This was my first exposure to his literature, and I can't wait to read more.

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