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The Idiot
The Idiot
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We read it together during the winter of 2008.

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Brian
Sep 23, 2008 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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This was my first Dostoevsky and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I found the characters engaging and while alone each might be a bit of a bore, when thrown in a room together the collective was astonishing.

My favorite character in the novel who never failed to make me laugh was Lebedev. I just loved the way he always confessed to the people (usually Myshkin) he wronged.

Just a couple of random thoughts about this book...

• Myshkin as a Christ-like figure: mostly not. he still came across to me more of a ...more
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Ben Loory
Oct 24, 2007 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Danielle
Nov 20, 2007 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Moira
Nov 23, 2008 marked it as amazon-wishlist  ·  review of another edition
Dan
Jan 02, 2009 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Esther
Jan 04, 2009 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Karen
Feb 26, 2009 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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James Othmer
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Peter J
Mar 21, 2009 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Hugh
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Moira
Dec 19, 2009 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Moira
Dec 19, 2009 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Jesse K
Nov 16, 2010 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: read-2010
Sean Beaudoin
Feb 24, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Patty
May 08, 2011 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Gloria
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Jennifer
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Leslie
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