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Liked It2 of 2 members found this review helpful “In this first Dostoevsky novel I've ever read, subtext is often more important than text as characters' thoughts and motivations are unsaid, setting a mystery for the reader to try to figure out what is really going on. The Idiot is quite possibly the most character-driven book I have...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Perhaps it was the translation but it didn't seem very Russian. More British really and that was a disappointment.”
Brad B wrote this review 3 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I loved this translation. I don't like the ending very much, but the book itself is like going through the minds of others, seeing the world from within them. It is very interesting. ”
Mai R wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“this is a great book for any studend of psychology. there are so many facets to explore in the different charactors and in Prince Myshkin himself. i wanted it to end differently, but life isn't that way so why should this book be. ”
josh c wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I've read it too many times...”
Oana H wrote this review Tuesday, November 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Almost like a thriller, with fasciniting views of Russian social life.”
Eveline wrote this review Thursday, October 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The storytelling is very good and highly engrossing. It was quite slow at first but once Myshkin character and his quirks begin to surface, one cannot help but admire him. His associates however are villainous and mad. Even those whom he loves, Aglaia and Natasya are schemers and mad. Nonetheless these characters reflects real ordinary people, only the circumstances and actions are exaggerated; as Dostoevsky himself explain in the novel. Although, I very much hate tragedies, the overall story are very good and sometimes felt too real, leading to a bitter after-taste. Highly recommended. ”
meson wrote this review Tuesday, October 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
““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.” ”
Muzaffar N wrote this review Sunday, October 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“What would happen if Jesus appeared in Russia during Dostoyevsky's time.”
Dan L wrote this review Thursday, October 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is a very long book, but it was well written, and continually engaging. I would have given it five stars, except I wasn't crazy about the ending. The ending makes sense in context with the rest of the novel, I just didn't want it to finish in this direction.”
Kate L wrote this review Tuesday, September 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
