This is the first time I have read a Dostoevsky novel in its entirety. When I was barely a middle schooler I attempted to read the Idiot and gave up soon enough when I could glean neither amusement nor philosophy. All I remember of the first few pages of the Idiot is that the main character is a prince and that the binding of the book being nearly identical to 1001 questions answered about astronomy caused confusion time and again.
The double was a quick listen. I turned up the speed on overdrive to 2x and was able to finish it rather quickly.
The novel itself was ok, the constant juxtaposition of the protagonist and the doppelganger are done ok-ish. As with any classic there are anachronistic points of view that would be horrible if expressed in this day and age.
However no one does mental illness better than philip k dick and no one does injustice better than Kafka. Still most certainly not a waste of time and I do plan to read more Dostoevsky!
My rating: 6.0
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