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Idiot
Idiot | Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky s masterful translation of The Idiot is destined to stand with their versions of Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov," "and Demons as the definitive Dostoevsky in English. After his great portrayal of a guilty man in Crime and Punishment," " Dostoevsky set out in The Idiot to portray a man of pure innocence. The twenty-six-year-old Prince Myshkin, following a stay of several years in a Swiss sanatorium, returns to Russia to collect an inheritance and be among people. Even before he reaches home he meets the dark Rogozhin, a rich merchant s son whose obsession with the beautiful Nastasya Filippovna eventually draws all three of them into a tragic denouement. In Petersburg the prince finds himself a stranger in a society obsessed with money, power, and manipulation. Scandal escalates to murder as Dostoevsky traces the surprising effect of this positively beautiful man on the people around him, leading to a final scene that is one of the most powerful in all of world literature."
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FedeLumachi
L'idiota | Fdor Dostoevskij
Mehso-so

Mamma mi una pesata paurosa. Però sicuramente un libro che ti lascia qualcosa. Un gran classico. Non lo rileggerò mai

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Ryab
The Idiot | Fyodor Dostoevsky

“He stood the test, so his vanity is even greater than his love of money” this was really funny i love Nastasya‘s bitterness and how unforgiving she is.

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TheKidUpstairs
The Idiot | Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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#OnThisDay in 1849 members of the Petrashevsky Circle were arrested due to their "spirit of opposition to the government, and…desire to alter the existing state of things." Of the 60 members arrested, 23 were sentenced to execution, including Dostoevsky. The Tsar agreed to commute the sentences, but prisoners were not informed until the first three prisoners had been blindfolded and tied to stakes and the order to fire was given ? #HistoryGetsLIT

TheKidUpstairs The experience drove one of the three to mental collapse, and would haunt Dostoevsky's writing for decades. 2y
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CogsOfEncouragement
The Idiot | Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Pickpick

Excellent tale, and exceptionally well read.

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CogsOfEncouragement
The Idiot | Fyodor Dostoevsky
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I‘m reading these books right now. One originally published in 1869, the other in 2020. The main character in each suffers from epilepsy. I didn‘t know that about either book when I chose them. I‘m about 3/4 done with each and would recommend them both.

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perfectsinner
The Idiot | Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Spending labour day (and national read a book day!) with Dostoevsky. 80% through, hoping to finish today. Trying to enjoy that sunshine 🌞🤓

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perfectsinner
The Idiot | Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Finally reached Part II of The Idiot by Dostoevsky
About 29%, 110 pages in
So many characters...

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perfectsinner
The Idiot | Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Giving Dostoevsky another go with The Idiot! I rather enjoyed C&P and I must say, though slow going (as I expected) I am enjoying being able to read this on my Kindle and tapping definitions (as I am doing frequently), rather than having to flip thru to the end of the book, as I did with C&P & the endless footnotes.
I am rather enjoying this idiot prince.

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Bibliotekate
The Idiot | Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Faibka
Idiot [With Ribbon Book Mark] | Fyodor Dostoevsky
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“He stopped for a moment. This sometimes happens with people: unbearable, unexpected memories, especially in connection with shame, ordinarily stop one on the spot for a moment.”
I freaking love Dostoevsky! 😍 don‘t know why I saw some bad reviews about this book, half way through and it‘s brilliant

OrangeMooseReads It took me 3 tries to finally get through this book. It‘s not my favorite but it‘s still beautifully written. 4y
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jmtrivera
The Idiot | Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Mehso-so

The way the author uses his characters is fascinating. He uses them, particularly Myshkin, to critique societal flaws while also suggesting that Myshkin's goodness & desire to help everyone is doomed to failure. For the most part I found it plodded too slowly towards inevitability, and is repetitive in unnecessary ways. It could have been compelling, but didn't quite get there. I may try another of his novels instead, but this one was just okay.

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jmtrivera
The Idiot | Fyodor Dostoevsky
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I've been reading this for over a month. Today is the day I finish! Almost there!

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jmtrivera
The Idiot | Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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#AprilTBR - Two are holdovers from last month, but since I'm almost done with the tagged, I believe in myself!

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BooksAndTea97
Idiot | Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Homemade cinnamon latte and my book. It does wonders for my nerves.

Slowly making progress with this one but I'm loving it so far.

#ABookAndCoffee #MarchReads

Velvetfur I loved that book, it's so funny 😁 4y
BooksAndTea97 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks yeah.. better than Starbucks xD @Velvetfur yes it is ^^ I'm really enjoying it so far. 4y
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BooksAndTea97
Idiot | Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Hello my friends, I hope you're good.

The world is crazy right now. Try to remain positive and surround yourself with something familiar and a couple of good books if possible.

Since we've switched to online classes, I'm at home with my mum and our lovely plants reading amazing Russian literature.

Stay safe, stay home. ❤️

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Jari-chan
The Idiot | Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Panpan

When I read Crime And Punishment I was hooked from the start. The opposite happened here: I never got into the story. I don't know why, but I was bored from the start and just did not care about the characters or what's happening to them.

Weird, how an author can write such different books. Still, I'm somewhat sad and disappointed... 😰

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TheSpineView
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GatheringBooks
The Idiot | Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Cathythoughts Hmmmm 🤔 4y
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Caffeinated_Reader
The Idiot | Fyodor Dostoevsky
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#9 of my year. Gonna start off with an intimidating book that I have been wanting to read. I‘m pretty sure this is the first book that I will be reading by him.

Velvetfur Oh I loved that one, it's funny! I'm looking forward to reading your thoughts on it 😊 4y
Caffeinated_Reader So far I was only able to read 17 pages because my kids are still on Xmas break lol but I can‘t WAIT to really dig into the story. I will let ya know! 4y
Caffeinated_Reader 🔴Finally finished This and I did not like this book. I did not care at all about any of the characters. I did enjoy reading about Prince Myshkin but I wish the story would have been centered around his stay at the Swiss asylum because it just wasn‘t attention grabbing for me. (edited) 4y
Caffeinated_Reader 🔴I thought it was odd and all the references were confusing without also having to flip to the back to read the note section which was helpful, I wish there was a note section breaking down the rest of the book lol it was funny in some parts but the round about way every one spoke was exhausting. (edited) 4y
Caffeinated_Reader 🔴I feel like I would enjoy it a lot more if I had seen it as a play instead of read as a book. I will try to read another of his books but I‘m not a fan so far. 4y
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Caffeinated_Reader
The Idiot | Fyodor Dostoevsky
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My Christmas presents from myself lol every time I ask family/friends for books I get other random things and so I took matters into my own hands hehehe These will be part of my 2020 TBR piles 😅

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Simona
Idiot | Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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A day off well spent in bookstores ... pile of possibilities for 2020 reading challenges. Some of those books are suitable for #ReadingEurope2020

J. Banville, The Newton Letter (Ireland)
H. Soderberg, The Serious Game (Sweden)
S. Marai, Esther's Inheritance (Hungary)
A.Carter, Nights at the Circus (United Kingdom)
S.Cisneros, The House on Mango Street
J.C.Oates, Jack of Spades
G.Saunders, Tenth of December
C.Keegan, Foster (Ireland)
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Simona S.Undset, Marta Oulie (Norway)
L.Corobca, Kinderland (Moldova)
Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold, The Faster I Walk, the Smaller I Am (Norway)
Fernando Vallejo, Rambla paralela
A.Lisboa, Symphony in White
F.M. Dostoyevsky, The Idiot (Russia)
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merelybookish Dang! That is an impressive stack! 4y
squirrelbrain Wow! That‘s amazing! 4y
Librarybelle So awesome! 4y
Simona @merelybookish @squirrelbrain @Librarybelle It‘s impressive stack and I‘m glad that I bought them for discounted price, but it‘s also very bitter-sweet situation. Publishing house is closing down ... 4y
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LiljaPleasant
The Idiot | Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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#friyayintro @howjessreads

1. On it 😊
2. Hmmm... I saw my aunty and cousin again, so thats awesome.
3. Help my mom sew some babyclothes and reeeaaaad!
4. 5... I think 😅
5. Okay doke!!! ❤

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LiljaPleasant
The Idiot | Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Good morning. We're up since 5.30am... Ducklings are fed, time for mommy to read. Let's see how I like my second Dosto...

#readingmom #russiannovember #novembertbr #morningvibes

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hwestfall
The Idiot | Fyodor Dostoevsky
Pickpick

I finally finished! Wow, I am going to say that overall I liked the book but the middle section was rough to get through.

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Faibka
The Idiot | Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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“These Mr. Know-it-alls are occasionally, even quite frequently, to be met with in a certain social stratum. They know everything, all the restless inquisitiveness of their minds and all their abilities are turned irresistibly in one direction, certainly for lack of more important life interests and perspectives, as a modern thinker would say.”

Dragon 😻 4y
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KellyMuser
The Idiot | Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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A little mystery behind old books I found at one of my favorite haunts in Maine. They were in different sections of this labyrinthine store but seem to have been gifted between the same friends with hand written notes inside. According to their response, David and Jane didn‘t enjoy The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. I may never know if they read the love stories by Ivan Turgenev out loud as suggested by Sveta (friend? teacher? doting aunt?). Sigh...

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squirrelbrain
The Idiot | Fyodor Dostoevsky
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arlenefinnigan Excellent 👍 5y
jenniferw88 I wouldn't bother - read earlier this year & should have bailed! 5y
Cinfhen I‘ll take a pass too @jenniferw88 5y
IamIamIam I noticed that @SerialReader has a number of Dostoyevsky novels & I thought they may be easier in smaller doses, lol 5y
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bromeliad
The Idiot | Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Barnes and Noble has tables and tables of 50% off books for the next three days, and it includes a lot of titles from their classics series. Y'all, this was the first book that woke up my brain to the sorts of layered meaning literature is capable of. I was 16. It is still at the top of my list. It only cost me $5 and is the translation from the brilliant Constance Garnett. I can't even right now. ♥️😭♥️😭♥️😭

Lcsmcat I need to reread this. I was far too young the first time to get everything out of it that I could. 5y
bromeliad @Lcsmcat haha you know, there are some books--this one included--where I don't think I'll ever get everything out of it that I could. 🙂 5y
Lcsmcat True, but I was about 12. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 5y
bromeliad @Lcsmcat 🤣 touché! 5y
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jenniferw88
The Idiot | Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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April Stats as I don't think I'll get any more read today! Have tagged the 1 ⭐.

RadicalReader Why are the last two books pixelated? 5y
jenniferw88 @RadicalReader because I read them in March! 😂🤣😂 5y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Nicely done! 📖💖 5y
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squirrelbrain
The Idiot | Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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#wontgetfooledagain
#MarchIntoThe70s

This is on my TBR shelf and I *will* get round to reading it (one day!)

I‘d like to just make a small complaint though @Lizpixie and @Cinfhen - I‘ve STILL got You‘re So Vain buzzing around in my head! 🤣🤣

Cathythoughts 🤣🤣👍🏻 5y
Cinfhen Hahaha! Now you put that song back into my 🧠👂🏼🐛 5y
Lizpixie Another classic I need to read👍 5y
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Taylor
The Idiot | Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Mehso-so

I wrote a pretty long (for me) review of this on Goodreads, but since Litsy for some lack of reason doesn‘t allow nearly the word count Goodreads does, I can‘t get it out at all the way I‘d like to.

Thus, I‘ll put it this way: “The Idiot” is Dostoevsky trying to write a Charles Dickens novel. That‘s what it is basically. And because he‘s really doing a Dickens thing instead of his own thing is why I feel it doesn‘t work.

BarbaraBB That may be a recommendation actually 😉 5y
Taylor @BarbaraBB Ha no it‘s not a recommendation! That‘s the downfall of it. Trying to do Dickens is always a problem IMO, because only Dickens can do Dickens. 5y
Garand Hmm. I think you missed the point of the novel. Possibly this is the uneducated (of Dostoevsky) view point, however this is most certainly not the type book that The Idiot is. It‘s not simply a novel, it was an outlet for Dostoevsky‘s frustration with Russia in 1840. He addressed the problem of modern society by making a christly character come into society, seemingly out of nowhere.The reactions to him were simple. They thought he was an idiot. 5y
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Taylor
The Idiot | Fyodor Dostoevsky

I saw there was nothing there, an empty and smooth space, like the palm of my hand, and I went on feeling all the same. Such faintheartedness always repeats itself with a man when he wants very much to find something...in the case of a considerable and sad loss: one sees that there‘s nothing there, an empty space, and yet one looks fifteen times over.

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jenniferw88
The Idiot | Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Started one of my 2019 reads early as I'm doing it on @SerialReader app & it's 100 issues!

"In a word, the world spoke well of the girls; but they were not without their enemies, and occasionally people talked with horror of the number of books they had read."

nudibranch That book changed my life. 5y
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Taylor
The Idiot | Fyodor Dostoevsky

This book is boring me, to my surprise, and to be honest I really have my mind on what I‘m going to read next....

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sssssqwee
L'idiota | Fdor Dostoevskij
Pickpick

9

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freyaheart
The Idiot | Fyodor Dostoevsky
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I have always wanted to read this, it is quite the monster but I love it #sss @iread2much @Avanders

iread2much Im so glad! 5y
Avanders Me too! 📖 5y
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DannyOlda
The Idiot | Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Pickpick

Finally finished this one. At times it really felt like a character experiment with the plot suffering for it. Still definitely worth the read.