The Idiot (Wordsworth Classics) Paperback – March 31, 1998

One of Lex Fridmans favorite book is the best reason to read any Russian literature.

I’m still only 350 pages in, but I love this book. 19th century Russian literature is where it’s at. I feel like I have lived Myshikin’s l life today.

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The first hundred-ish pages are pure gold. There is a mad character that is the most memorable of any book I've read because of how funny and crazy she is, on top of feeling like a real person. But after those first pages there comes one of the biggest slogs I've gone through. It's like the plot disappears, along with the character I talked about. There is some interesting conversation in there and we get to see the characters show off their depth and form relationships. Boring, but at times interesting. The book shines again during the last 5th of it, when the mad character comes back for a great ending.I loved these book because of the characters, it's a shame the plot gets too thin in the middle. I'd recommend it if you are already into Dostoevsky's work or philosophy in general. Otherwise, I doubt you'll get through it.

My book came in a little beat up and stained on the sides but its wtv, still a good book so far :)

Been waiting to order for a while, it arrived earlier than expected and in perfect condition

My granddaughter chose this book for her birthday. I live in South Africa and sending gifts to the US is prohibitive. I therefore appreciate the ability to purchase gifts for her on Amazon.

I was absolutely enthralled all throughout this work. Having previously read Crime and Punishment, I took on this weighty work in some trepidation but am thoroughly pleased to have read it. It is a fascinating story, well played out, with an ending that surprised me. I believe that it gives an insightful look at the late 19th century Russian but I know so little about that.By the way, the idea of this being an illustrated edition .... there are only a few prints that don't seem to be related to the text, I don't know.