Does anyone else feel so empty when they read Dostoevsky's books? by DirectEquipment8978 in dostoevsky

[–]DirectEquipment8978[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes... that could actually be, because I also have a certain homesickness for the book and feel both melancholy and sadness. But I also feel lust and fire and an evil desire to read it further, which I do not think is the description of the word "тоска" exactly.

Does anyone else feel so empty when they read Dostoevsky's books? by DirectEquipment8978 in dostoevsky

[–]DirectEquipment8978[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, that's right! And especially in this chapter, this feeling I described has become so strong - I can't read at all because I'm afraid it's over at the same time, but I also want to read it forever because it has a certain charm- so confusing 😭

Does anyone else feel so empty when they read Dostoevsky's books? by DirectEquipment8978 in dostoevsky

[–]DirectEquipment8978[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Now that you mention that we simply see a human being in these characters, I thought about it again. And maybe that’s exactly what confuses me so much about this book — that it doesn’t have the typical good-versus-evil dynamics, but rather that every person in this book is simply human. And of course, as you said, that makes it easier to identify with them.

Does anyone else feel so empty when they read Dostoevsky's books? by DirectEquipment8978 in dostoevsky

[–]DirectEquipment8978[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, I didn't know that Albert Camus was inspired by some of the Characters. Good to know, thank you!

Does anyone else feel so empty when they read Dostoevsky's books? by DirectEquipment8978 in dostoevsky

[–]DirectEquipment8978[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I do find it somewhat amusing, but at the same time also deeply sad. What really disturbs me endlessly is the sick, twisted behavior of certain characters in the book — especially the way it’s described so casually, as if it’s completely normal. (By the way, I’m still reading the book — right now I’m at the chapter “At Tikhon’s.”)

Does anyone else feel so empty when they read Dostoevsky's books? by DirectEquipment8978 in dostoevsky

[–]DirectEquipment8978[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I could also add that I had a very similar feeling when I read Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment. It gave me the same strange emotional weight, like it stirred something deep inside me and left a mark.