“Dostoevsky is great here. 'the world would be saved by beauty', this is what prince myshikin tries find out about and ends up experiencing fits, convulsion, and idiocy in a society that, as a whole, is afflicted with spiritual and moral decay, mindless material pursuit,etc.. This is a story about a society, and by that way individual, with all its super-structure, that is suffering from spiritual and identity crisis. Prince Myshkin is a symbol and representation of ardent desire for the restoration of the lost beauty, regeneration of the spirit, moral, and the self.”
“Youve got ta be an idiot not to like this bookyep yep”
“I could not think of a better place than this to raise a question of mine. Its about one of the assertions Myshkin(its not hard to say,Dostoevsky through Myshkin) makes, that is.."catholicism is anti-christian". What is the background of that assertion?!. Sorry,if that sounds too ignorant.”
“in this upside down world,honesty is idiotic....i think i am an idiot then”
“I should re read this book...it's been ages since ”
“I agree with fatherofhollywood. I first read this book almost 20 years ago, and it still resonates with me today. Few writers can capture the inner psychological workings of the human condition better than Dostoevsky, and while it sometimes seems a bit like an overwraught soap opera, the incredible talent of the writer makes is so much more than that . . .”
“The beauty, terror, and despair in this book is so genuine that it's impossible not to be swept into Dostoevsky's world. So, would I recommend it? Of course, but not to someone unacquainted with Dostoevsky. Crime and Punishment is a much better place to start. But once you're acquainted with Dostoevsky's writings dive into this book, and you'll find yourself longing to help the poor Prince Myshkin, the idiot.”
“Almost 500 papers of this book can be skipped.It's a dull phonebook full of useless characters.”
“really adorable! It's dostoevsky, you know!”
“I really enjoy this book. I read of Russia in the nineteenth century, and it seems eerily similar to America in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Wow! Thanks, Fyodor.”
