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I don't know of an author, dead or alive, who comes even close to as good as Dostoyevsky at examining human psychology from every angle; from the view of outsiders and from the self-portrayal. He really was one of a kind in creating pathetic characters that you love and despise at the same time.

What does /lit/ think of this book?

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It's pretty underground, most people probably haven't heard of it.

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>>742673
Hardy har

>> No.742688

>>742670
I'm actually about to finish it up today, I really like it so far though.

>> No.742692

>>742670
I agree. Tolstoi is another example. There is never an "outside" in their novels; youre always seeing things through the entire mash of someone's psyche. The stories itself seem to have a psyche of their own (think of the brothers Karamazov and how the illegitimate son kills the father and the other ones get the guilt). From Tolstoi I love the whole thing with Ana Karenina, who dreams of her death all along the novel... I thing thats one of the greatest momentos in literature. ever

>> No.742695

>>742692
*think/moments

>> No.742709

>>742692
I actually think Tolstoy was better at portraying complex psychologies for his characters.

>> No.742710

>>742709

I have heard the man is a masterful writer of dialogue.

>> No.742720

I think it's the only book you've ever read, and so you don't have anything to compare the writing against.

>> No.742844

>>742720
why u so mad?

>> No.742913

I consider Dostoevsky almost as a Prophet. The way he warned of humans beings trying to perfect human nature in an effort to overcome religious dogma was so insightful. Be it the Nazi Ubermensch or the Communist common man.

Also I have a personal theory that essentially Camus essentially stole the finer points of Dostoevsky.

The Stranger = Smerdyakov
The Plague = Alyosha's willingness to ease suffering vs Ivan's intellectual horror.intertia at suffering
The Fall = Notes from the U.
Myth of Sisphyus = Discussion of Kirilov's dilemma in The Poesessed

>> No.743009

>>742913
Having read both the stranger and NFU recently I couldn't help but notice this myself, but perhaps it is the human disillusion that is more common than we perceive.