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This is a book that I certainly would not take it "lightly", for it's philosophical profoundness. I personally feel related to the hero of the book, the prince Myshkin in many ways, though at my current age, I become more cynical than Myshkin in regard to this thing we call "human society". The prince Myshkin is known by Dostoyesky's readers as "Christ like", for me, he is nothing more than a pristine model of humanity, in contrast to most people (or majority), who are spoiled by qualities such
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Any writer who isn't capable of limiting himself aren't worth reading. That is usually my opinion on what distinguish bad writers from great writers. Now, it is important to understand that I am not talking about inventing ideas but rather the way you present your ideas. Dostoevsky has amazing ideas. He has great observation skills but based on this book he couldn't limit himself. "The Idiot" is just too long and many of his description could have been left out. If this is Dostoevsky way of writ
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Alcune bellissime pagine a corredo di una noia mostruosa. Eccezionale la descrizione dell'attacco epilettico e le riflessioni sulla pena di morte.
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