I started reading his works late last year, and I’ve had a hard time putting them down. I’ve finished his 5 major works and have read a few of his lesser known stories.
Are there any fans of his here?
- Humanoid ( @Humanoid@beehaw.org ) English6•1 year ago
Dostoevsky is one of my all-time favorites! The Idiot made me weep the first time I read it.
- _cnt0 ( @_cnt0@feddit.de ) English3•1 year ago
I think I’ve read other stories, but The Idiot left a mark. It’s the only story I remember, and I’ve read it ~20 years ago.
- Shard28 ( @Shard28@lemmy.ml ) English6•1 year ago
I’ve been reading the brothers Karamazov. Is a bit of a slog. But the prose is amazing. Which other works of his would you recommend?
- exuberantlime ( @exuberantlime@lemmy.ml ) English3•1 year ago
I love Brothers Karamazov, remember it picking up in the second act. Crime and Punishment is great also. I’m planning on reading Notes from the Underground soon.
- hadrian ( @hadrian@beehaw.org ) English3•1 year ago
Note that, depending on how much of a slog you’re finding it, the Pevear/Volokhonsky translations are amazing. They’re a couple, one is a native English speaker who understands Russian, the other is a native Russian speaker who understands English. Their translations are modern, easy to read (well, relatively, given that it’s Dostoevsky lol), and accurate. Can’t recommend them highly enough.
- Shard28 ( @Shard28@lemmy.ml ) English3•1 year ago
I’ll be sure to try these translations in the future. Thanks mate. I’m at 52% of the brothers Karamazov rn. Has picked up quite well. He captures the way people think and behave in a captivating and thought provoking manner for me.
- Demonstrable_Legume ( @Demonstrable_Legume@beehaw.org ) English5•1 year ago
I haven’t read any of his work before but I just started Crime and Punishment. I really like it so far.
- grogg ( @grogg@beehaw.org ) English4•1 year ago
Same here, haven’t read any of his books before either, but I’m about 100 pages in on Crime and Punishment