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The Idiot
The Idiot
Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
From the award-winning translators of The Brothers Karamazov, a superb new translation of the novel in which Dostoevsky set out to portray "a truly beautiful soul." — In The Idiot, Prince Myshkin, a saintly man, is thrust into the heart of a society obsessed with wealth, power, and sexual conquest. He soon finds himself at...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780451524928
ISBN-10: 0451524926
Publication Date: 8/21/1986
Pages: 639
Rating:
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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4.1 stars, based on 10 ratings
Publisher: Signet Classics
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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jrw avatar reviewed The Idiot on + 33 more book reviews
The main character in "The Idiot" is not so much stupid as naive. He is trusting and unaware of social mores. This in combination with his wealth is what gets him into and out of situations.

I did not really like the book until the very end when the climax occurs. There were many parts where it was difficult to continue because of not really caring about all the aristocratic gossip and psuedo troubles.
Readnmachine avatar reviewed The Idiot on + 1440 more book reviews
Could not get through this dialogue-dense story of a hapless character whose mere presence sets a series of tragedies into motion.
reviewed The Idiot on + 2 more book reviews
Not a quick and easy read, but well worth it. Definitely a classic piece of literature.
reviewed The Idiot on + 7 more book reviews
sooo good. more of a soap opera (with theology thrown in) than the brothers karamazov


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