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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “This was horrific and captivating. Like watching a train wreck. It's terrible, but you can't look away. The first chapter was mostly analytical and rhetorical (albeit, to me, interesting), and the second chapter was a heart-wrenching story of a man with perfect mental faculties but no control...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“My head almost exploded after reading this. I blame Fyodor for my general distaste with humanity. My journey began here...”
Mike M wrote this review Friday, October 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“first time u will come across an anti hero
Prakhar wrote this review Saturday, October 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
don't expect an happy ending..........
some reality of modern world is portrayed .........”
“Incredibly written, extraordinarily interesting and unforgettably original.”
Jeremiah D wrote this review Friday, September 18 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Bought it for a class on accident!”
Tabitha S wrote this review Saturday, September 5 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Short and badass”
Jamie F wrote this review Thursday, August 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“it very good book”
Nurya n wrote this review Tuesday, August 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“One of the original "Outsider" stories which makes it interesting, combined with an excellent piece of philosophical enquiry in the first half and a exciting tale in the second, this is close to being a favourite.”
James wrote this review Thursday, July 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“After having read both the Constance Garnett version and the Richard Pevear & Volokhonsky versions it must be said that the latter is the far superior version. One can feel the bile and hatred and wickedness spewing from the Underground Man as he writhes underneath the floorboards on his self-imposed exile from humanity.
Brian C wrote this review Sunday, July 5 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Quite simply a breathtaking book that one cannot finish and put away, tucking it somewhere in the dimly remembered folds of the mind. This book shifts something primal in the audience. Whether for good or ill cannot be said, but it is a necessity for those seeking an unforgettable experience. ”“It was really amazing and incredible for me...
Fatemeh F wrote this review Sunday, July 5 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I like how the book starts out, the first three sentences-
"I am a sick man...I am a spiteful man. I am an unpleasant man. I think my liver is diseased."
it's a great opening.
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“This book annoys the shit out of me. I know the narrator is supposed to be a douche, but still.”
Happy Epsilon wrote this review Saturday, June 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
