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Notes from Underground was the book that really pulled me into Dostoevsky (after initially reading C&P and disliking it - I doubtless missed quite a lot the fir
by ivad 4y ago
Notes from Underground was the book that really pulled me into Dostoevsky (after initially reading C&P and disliking it - I doubtless missed quite a lot the first time through).
Definitely in that category for me.
- berlinquin 4y ago"I am a sick man... I am a spiteful man." A good hook, but I had a tough time finishing Notes. The narrator really shows that yes, he is in fact a sick and spiteful man. Not one I'd want to pick up again. I got pulled into Dostoyevsky through Brothers K, which led me to Notes eventually. Do you know what translation of Notes you read? I think I read P&V, and if I read it again I'd want to try something else
- ivad 4y agoI've read Garnett and P&V and personally much prefer the Garnett translation! A nice comparison: https://web.archive.org/web/20131109182920/http://comparetranslations.com/index.php?page=2&id=241 https://web.archive.org/web/20131109182920/http://comparetra...