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Grimes recommended The Idiot in Books (curated)

 
The Idiot
The Idiot
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Constance Garnett | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
9.0 (2 Ratings)
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"“I really relate to the particular type of mental instability that Dostoyevsky describes in pretty much all of his work. A character starts talking, and things start getting out of control and become increasingly animated, intense and disturbing. It reads like an extreme version of how I feel whenever I have to interact with humans. The Idiot is probably my favourite of his works, because I love Nastasya Filipovna, Aglaya Ivanovna Epanchin, Rogozhin… I think a lot of my friends think I’m a bit like Nastasya! Anyway, it’s the most cartoonish and absurd of everything I’ve read by Dostoyevsky, and the best distillation of insanity as a virtue. A Baz Luhrmann-esque treatment of this book would make an incredible film.”"

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Hazel (2934 KP) rated Nine Elms (Kate Marshall #1) in Books

May 23, 2020  
Nine Elms (Kate Marshall #1)
Nine Elms (Kate Marshall #1)
Robert Bryndza | 2019 | Crime, Thriller
10
10.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Oh my goodness ... you have GOT to read this book!!

It is amongst one of my all time top reads!!

Just brilliant from start to finish!!

I can't even begin to tell you how much I enjoyed this book from the very first to the very last page. I loved everything about it; the characters (all of them ... which is unusual for me), the plot, the story, the tension, the pace, the writing style ... everything and I absolutely devoured it and can't wait for the next instalment in this series.

Read it ... you won't be disappointed.

Thank you to the Secret Readers Project for giving me the opportunity to read this book and for introducing me to a new author that I will definitely read more of.