Notes from the Underground

Holy Shit

(5 stars)

Shinday

Reading this book makes me want to go outside and do something, talk to people, ask a girl out, or, to be succinct, live. Valuable lessons to the exact people who would read this type of book. Read books, yes—but don't become one! (as has befallen the unfortunate soul narrated in this story) As Jordan Peterson said, existentialism presents you with two choices: 1.) Live a life of misery and cynicism, but without responsibility. or 2.) Realize that whether or not one was to know why we were here, it would not change the fact that we are here. Thus it is only rational to depart from metaphysical anxiety and proceed to live to your full potential, not in the underground. Take responsibility for your contentment.

(5 stars)

surewhynot

By chapter six I clicked librevox' subscribe button ready to commit to audible-type fees after quitting the latter. (The fee is weirdly tiny, do it!!). So my dad gave me this book when I was 13. While I loved Crime and Punishment, this one struck me as abstruse and discordant with my father's personality. Now I get it. It's "way existential" [qtd Clueless]. Conclusion: phenomenal readers who provide a portal into this world.

Holi Canoli

(4 stars)

HCarlson

how to even give this book a rating? Inside the mind of a high functioning narcissistic sociopath. Listening filled me with both horror and amazement, definitely a worthwhile read in that the writing is masterful and it teaches you how not to be. Not recommended to someone looking for a happy ending

i feel personally attacked

(4.5 stars)

Jarod

this book is incredibly relatable in a horrific kind of way. Read this of you need to know what destiny to run in the opposite direction of.

It crumbled my world around

(5 stars)

Anand Rahangdale

excellent piece of literature from Dostoevsky, how lack of societal respect can curse a person , no one else can describe better

Great book, great narrator

(5 stars)

Poppy

I really enjoyed and related to this. the reader was spot on with the emotion and tone of his voice

Great novel

(5 stars)

Synthetic12

This single novel is probably the best piece i have ever read. The writter really touched on issues of a everyday life. Another novel by Mario Puzo 'The Godfather'together with Fyodors 'Notes from Undergrond' will probably blow your mind if you let your mind wonder deep into the Underground of Politics. The Communist Manifesto, by Karl Marx probably another piece i suggest for reading. I quote 'That is how governments are run today, do not ignore the guys who explored it in the past two centuries'

(5 stars)

Graham Widmer

I consider this book to be a cipher for Dostoyevsky's longer works. Written as it is from first person, one is better able to get inside the mind of one of his strange characters. It's shorter, a bit more blunt, and shattering. An excellent introduction to Russia's greatest author.