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19168922 No.19168922 [Reply] [Original]

Now i know why he is one of the greatest writers ever, this book is pure prophecy.

>> No.19169006

>literally the most consistently memed and adored writer on the board
>Why no one told me how good this is bros?

>> No.19169042

>>19169006
It comes in waves because we all adore Dostoyevsky more and more as we get older, but we take it for granted that everyone else understands how good he is, so we naturally lay off for a while.
But he is my absolute favourite writer.

>> No.19169266

This is his best book imo

>> No.19169324
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19169324

Be sure to read The Revolutionary Catechism by Sergey Nechayev, the real life demon who inspired it:
https://www.marxists.org/subject/anarchism/nechayev/catechism.htm

>> No.19169719

I shill it here when then the chance comes up. it really is underrated though, all of his other novels get talked about more, even the idiot, but this one is easily tied with brothers k for his best

>> No.19169972

>>19168922
I second this

>> No.19170042

>>19169719
I havent read it yet because I fear its not as comfy as the others

>> No.19170063

>>19168922

The suicide part is fucking awesome

>>19169006
Because they only shill Crime and Punishment and Karamazov.

>> No.19170649

>>19168922
Its almost too on the nose for me. I read it last summer during the George Floyd riots and it was depressing.

Its creepy how the older generation in Demons are very similar to American boomers - denigrate their own country to seem worldly, flout traditions and act like they are above caring while not stopping to think about the implications of what that really means. Then having children brought up in that environment who don't know any better, believe their boomer nonsense wholeheartedly and then get pissed at their limp dicked parents for not taking their own ideals seriously.