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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9781592246304 ISBN: 1592246303 Label: Wildside Press Manufacturer: Wildside Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 172 Publication Date: May 01, 2003 Publisher: Wildside Press Studio: Wildside Press Related Items: Alternate Versions: Click to Display Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Dostoevsky's NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND is a psychological study of the deepest darkest skeletons in the closet of the human mind. The first novel from Dostoevsky's mature "second period" works, divided in two parts, presents an unnamed protagonist, a twisted angry student, and his worldview. It is one proud man's cry for help and perverse rejection of the world around him. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Bracing expose of 19th century thinkingThis was a dark comedy exposing the vanity of liberal enlightenment thinking. The book is often grim, bracing, and anti-climactic. It is the story of some deranged lunatic who boasts of his inability to adapt to society. He is indeed sick, as the opening line, one of the most famous in all of literature, suggests. In many ways this book is a dark parallel to St Augustine's *Confessions.* But unlike Augustine, this is not a book of praise. The first part of the book he explains ... Read More Rating: - hard readThere are two parts to these 'Notes'; the first (shorter) part is a philosophical diatribe which most interesting discussions revolve around the Underground man's challange to 'rational egoism' and defense of free will. The second part is a biographical account of the Underground man's relations between some old classmates and a prostitute named Liza. Ultimately, the Underground man is a complex, condtradictory, and fragmented character thoroughly alienated from society. His interactions ... Read More Rating:  - BrilliantFortunately, I missed reading this in high school- after finally reading it in my twenties, I honestly couldn't imagine having gotten nearly this much out of it. It's a brilliant character study of a sublime anti-hero. If this was "put on you" in high school and you hated it, I would strongly recommend giving it another go. Rating: - Notes From UndergroundNotes From Underground is a difficult but immensely gratifying and important read. Critics tend to refer to the Underground Man as a 'Mad Genius'; I beg to differ. He is the epitome of the average thinking human albeit with a shocking amount of self awareness. The Underground Man seems to be aware of the delusions he brings upon himself and the the facade he puts on in front of society. In the end, it is that self awareness that makes him better than the rest of us; but only marginally. Compulsory ... Read More Rating: - "I AM A SICK MAN...I am a wicked man."Brilliant... One of my favorite Dostoevsky books! It's a short tale that explores the neurotic mind. From the first line... "I AM A SICK MAN...I am a wicked man." This work is a painfully honest fictional exploration into the human heart. MikeG 
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