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The Adolescent

Fyodor Dostoevsky

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Jan 19, 2024 Jim Townsend rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I didn't think that this novel, told by Arkady, the "Adolescent" or "Raw Youth" of the title, is as good as Brothers Karamazov--but then, Dostoyevsky never topped the latter--but it was an interesting psychological profile. Arkady carried a lot of anger and baggage, but as he has adventures he figures stuff out he mellows somewhat. ...more

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Jul 14, 2017 GONZA rated it it was ok · review of another edition

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Spero che la mia lettura dell'opera omnia di Dostoyevsky sia quasi giunta a termine prima di perdere ogni desiderio. Dopo l'idiota, anche questo libro si é trascinato per quasi un mese e mai una volta che, dopo averlo chiuso, mi avesse lasciato un buon ricordo. Ribadisco che io e la letteratura russa non ci capiamo proprio. ...more

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