Thomas's review of The House of the Dead
The House of the Dead (Dover Thrift Editions.) by Fyodor Dostoevsky
This is the best book i have ever read. period. am a huge fan of Camus and Dostoyevsky, as the number of five-star ratings will attest. but this.... the story behind this book is fascinating (Dostoyevsky's being imprisoned and nearly executed for discussing a banned book/books in St Petersburg, having the sentence commuted to a stay in a prison camp in Siberia), and the sheer number of similar books that come after it attest to its importance. wonderfully read, easily approachable (in small bites, for example), and a subject matter that ANYONE at ANYTIME can understand.
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