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Amsterdam Van Oorschot 1956
User reviews
LibraryThing member Clara53
I waited a number of days after finishing this book to gather my thoughts and to be able to give justice to Dostoyevksy's genius in this remarkable novel, which is not as well known as "Crime and Punishment", "Brothers Karamazov", and "The Idiot"... And still I think I would fail at this task. I
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was, of course, overjoyed to have read it in original. The language is remarkable. Dostoyevksy's craft of describing his protagonist's sentiments, aspirations and ruminations is unparalleled. It's rare to see agony manifested in a more poignant way. We also come to know of the author's own thoughts on many problems of his day. In short, was quite an experience to be immersed in this novel. Show Less
LibraryThing member CarlisleMLH
I find Dostoevsky compelling in general. Yet, this novel was a challenge to finish. So much chaos! But that is his main point: depicting the chaos of the time.
LibraryThing member lafincoff
Gosh. I feel so conceited, judging the work of dostoyevsky. lol. I pulled into Fyodor with The Idiot, of course, as I had severe temporal lobe epilepsy also for years. I read so many other of his works and other Russian authors, even giving my son a Russian varriant spelling and nick-name.
How to
How to
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start? Well, I didn't finish this one. I re-checked it out once, but still couldn't finish it. I gave it three stars, as I mean to check it out again before I die and attempt to finish it. While some of the material was eerily sweetly familiar, I still found myself tiredly plowing through another schism of acute self-consciousness. Which is the point, this is a novel titled, "The Adolescent". Yet, yet, ....... Three stars, and I'll attempt to finish it some other day. I was interested to the point of taking notes, before I gave up. Show Less
LibraryThing member HadriantheBlind
This book has been overlooked to an astonishing degree, even by fans of Dostoyevsky, and perhaps I could understand why. But it is not bad by any means - compared to the rest of his books, a merely interesting book can seem awful in comparison.
The plot concerns an adolescent (although the
Worth reading if you're already a fan of Dosty. I would not recommend this to people who are not used to him yet, though.
The plot concerns an adolescent (although the
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translation is still up for a fine-tuned debate) who is illegitimate and something about a mysterious letter. It is not exactly full of the grand philosophy and debate that Dostoyevsky employs, but what he does have is still as good as ever. The narrator's voice is surprisingly convincing. The ambition and soul of a ninteteen year old is well done.Worth reading if you're already a fan of Dosty. I would not recommend this to people who are not used to him yet, though.
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LibraryThing member charlie68
Not an easy read but a work of genius. Shades of other books by Dostoyevsky, so if your a fan it's a interesting tale.
LibraryThing member DanielSTJ
This was a fairly decent Dostoyevsky book, which parts that highly stimulated my interest and attention. However, it was a little long-winded in parts and it dragged on for bit too long. Nevertheless, although I don't consider it among Dotoyevsky's finer works, it is still a good novel.
3 stars.
3 stars.
Subjects
Awards
Prix Langlois (1964)
Language
Original language
Russian
Original publication date
1875
Physical description
654 p.; 20 cm