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I love Dosto but this is unironically his weakest novel.

>hugs and good feelings are a rational basis for resource allocation

And this is from the guy who wrote demons...

I can understand the spiritual side to his arguments, that's what drew me to him, but as a student of political his critique of utilitarianism in this book- especially where Raskolnikov gets all pissy at Luzhin is retarded. Luzhin is based and his views towards marriage are alpha af. Does Dosto know about the importance of price as a signalling mechanism for the best use of scarce resources? Has he even read Wealth of Nations?

My verdict: this book is gay.

>> No.12168698

>>12168692
*student of political economy

>> No.12169181

>>12168692
>his weakest novel
But that isn't The Idiot. And that's taking "novel" to mean "not including his shorter stories."
Demons > C&P = BK > The Gambler > The Idiot > Everything Else

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12169201

>>12169181
>The Idiot
>weak
shit taste t b h

>> No.12169233

>>12169201
I don't read Dostoevsky for rom-coms.

>> No.12169577

>>12169181
>everything else
You clearly haven't read enough Dosto to make these remarks

>> No.12169591

if i thought crime n punishment was kind of boring will i enjoy his other books? i read the p&v translation. i didn't like how chunky the writing was and the way people acted didn't seem realistic or something

>> No.12170076

>>12169591
Demons, TBK and The Idiot are less melodramatic. But some exaggeration is just Dostoyevsky’s style to be honest, you will learn to appreciate it once you read more of his books.