Why is this one of /lit/'s favorites?
It's short, give it a read and find out for yourself.
Because Dosto is the man and it's really good and short.
I'm reading it now just finished chapter one
>>7982751
He's one of my favorites, but that's not one of my favorites from him. for work of that length, I really like The Double, Notes from the House of the Dead, and The Gambler. To me, NfU is sort of on the same relative level as The Adolescent, and for similar reasons.
He portraits extremely well how pathetic some people can turn into.Kinda hit home too.
What other books are like this? Book of disquiet? Beware of pity?
>>7982819
Confederacy of Dunces perhaps
>>7982819
that cover is really good
The Underground Man is so /r9k/ it's uncanny.
>>7983099
I know, I can't really put my finger on what's so special about it, but it just fits so well with the book.
>>7982819
Hunger by Knut Hamsun
One of the best short novels I've ever read and it's very much influenced by the Underground Man.
>>7983107
Oh, I've been thinking about buying that. Did you like it, anon?
i identify with the underground man way too much
>>7983113
Yes. It's one of the few books I've read that when I finished I audibly "wow"ed. Incredibly raw.
Welcome to the NHK is a very entertaining book. It's trashed here a lot but I enjoyed it.
>>7982751
It appeals to the edgy autist in all of us. If you don't see yourself in the narrator, then you at least know someone else who fits the bill. It's also just an interesting look at solitude, egotism, resentment, and quite a bit more. Also Dostoevsky wrote it, so it has the name behind it (and its length makes it appealing for people looking to get into Dosto but who aren't willing to commit to Crime and Punishment or the Brothers Karamazov right off the bat.) All told, I'd give it a 7.5/10
>>7984196
I'd give it an 8.1.
>>7984196
>not commiting to Crime and Punishment right off the bat
bitch niggas man, i hate em
His only good book besides The Double.
>>7984196
Feels more like a 7.4 burrito windshield desu senpai
>>7985111
back to /mu/ with you
I love Dostoyevsky but this story makes me angry. It's very interesting to read but I just can't see hw despicable and worthless some people are.
>>7982751
Because it is literally me.
>>7985084
>this Nabokovian stooge
>>7982751
Because most people on this board are self-hating asocial losers. Go read that "how many friends do you have" thread.
>>7986573
>Go read that "how many friends do you have" thread.
That thread is very pro-social. Awful post.
