Notes from the Underground
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4.4 • 689 Ratings
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Publisher Description
An Apple Books Classic edition.
Widely considered the first modern psychological novel, Notes from the Underground introduces one of literature’s most unforgettable narrators: a lonely, self-destructive civil servant determined to justify his refusal to fit into society. Smart, embittered, and painfully self-aware, he lashes out at the world even as he longs for the connection he insists he doesn’t need.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky crafts a fearless portrait of a mind at war with itself, in language that’s darkly funny and disarmingly vulnerable. As the underground man’s arguments twist themselves into knots, the story becomes a sharp examination of the parts of ourselves we try hardest to hide. Unsettling in its emotional honesty, Notes from the Underground remains a groundbreaking exploration of the contradictions that shape the human soul.
Customer Reviews
Highly recommend it!
I consider this one of my favourite books of all time! Highly recommend if you're looking for something really different from anything else! It awakens a side of you that in the end you feel compassion and comparison to the character even admiration! If you want raw emotions this book is the supreme.
Mind blowing!
One of the most honest portrayals of human existence I've ever read. This is a work of high genius. It's relevance will never fade.
A masterpiece, not really surprising for Dostoyevsky
This book is so bitter and conflicted, you can't help but feel sorry for the narrator. The type of man that Dostoyevsky succeeds at portraying in "Notes" still exists today, making this novel all the more poignant.