The Double by Fyodor DostoyevskyMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Disturbing book for me.
Very detailed insight into thoughts and nightmares of mentally unstable person.
Disturbing, because the style of narration is quite ironic and exhilarating. It made me feeling uncomfortable - I am watching a mentally disturbed person and instead of compassion I just chuckle like some moron.
Which brought association with Gogol - it is definitely Gogol's writing style and result is exactly "gogol'ish" - what are you laughing at? you are laughing at yourself.
I noticed a high number of 1 star ratings with a comment - boring, put away after few pages.
I consider this reaction quite justified. For me it was quite exhausting reading with the knowledge, that my patience will not be rewarded.
I lasted to the last page, but had some attention breaks.
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