I'm actually reading Demons right now. Pretty good read thus far; maybe on par with or a little better than Crime and Punishment for me, but probably under Notes from Underground and The Brothers Karamazov. Haven't read The Idiot though, so this video I found enlightening. :)

@cantonlittle

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words! Demons is such an underrated work! I’m happy that you’re reading it and I’m a bit envious that you’re experiencing it for the first time! I really wanted to like “The Idiot,” yet I couldn’t. I’m glad this video was helpful! Keep me updated on your reading journey! 😁

" Just a single man, Fyodor Dostoevsky, is enough to defeat all the creative novelists of the world. If one has to decide on 10 great novels in all the languages of the world, one will have to choose at least 3 novels of Dostoevsky in those 10. Dostoevsky’s insight into human beings and their problems is greater than your so-called psychoanalysts, and there are moments where he reaches the heights of great mystics. His book BROTHERS KARAMAZOV is so great in its insights that no BIBLE or KORAN or GITA comes close. In another masterpiece of Dostoevsky, THE IDIOT, the main character is called ‘idiot’ by the people because they can’t understand his simplicity, his humbleness, his purity, his trust, his love. You can cheat him, you can deceive him, and he will still trust you. He is really one of the most beautiful characters ever created by any novelist. The idiot is a sage. The novel could just as well have been called THE SAGE. Dostoevsky’s idiot is not an idiot; he is one of the sanest men amongst an insane humanity. If you can become the idiot of Fyodor Dostoevsky, it is perfectly beautiful. It is better than being cunning priest or politician. Humbleness has such a blessing. Simplicity has such benediction."

@cantonlittle

Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! This quote has a profound insight. :)

Answer...no.

@cantonlittle

2 ай бұрын

The only one was “The Idiot”. Thank you for the comment! :)

very helpful, Thank you!!

@cantonlittle

Ай бұрын

Of course! Thank you for watching! :)

Great summations! I found myself agreeing with your tier ranking. My rankings would be: 1. Crime and Punishment 2. Brothers Karamazov 3. Notes from Underground 4. Demons 5. The Idiot The Idiot was by far my least favorite. Demons, for me, was confusing at first but loved the ending. I read Crime and Punishment first and thought about it for weeks after I read it. I can see how people like Brothers or Notes from Underground better though. All three were amazing! I would definitely recommend people keep a notebook of the names to keep track. It helps a ton reading his novels.

@cantonlittle

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words! I appreciate your ranking! I absolutely agree with keeping a notebook! It helped me out immensely. Demons, although confusing, had a great ending! I’m glad you enjoyed the video! Happy reading 😁

Awesome job !!

@cantonlittle

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Dostoevsky's novels (especially his later novels like The Brothers Karamazov) get better as we get older. 😀

@cantonlittle

22 күн бұрын

Hopefully, I’ll have the book memorized by that point! Thank you for watching and thank you for the comment! 😄

Nice overview! The journal idea would make a good video too. I vote for it!

@cantonlittle

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! I’ll be sure to do it!

Found a big stash of Russian books in a charity shop and have started reading through. So far, A hero of our time by Lern=montov and Sketches from a Hunter's Album by Turgenev, which are excellent. Some Dostoyevsky in there. Best wishes with your reading choices this year and to you channel. New subscriber here.

@cantonlittle

2 ай бұрын

That sounds like an amazing haul! I definitely have Turgenev and Pushkin on my list to read this year! Thank you for the kind words and welcome to the channel! I’m so happy you are here! 😄

I thought the female lead character, Natasha Filippovna, was brilliantly realized. I found her death at the ending a devastating reading experience.

@cantonlittle

28 күн бұрын

Absolutely agree. She was brilliantly written. Thank you for watching!

good video dude

@cantonlittle

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Which is best his work according to you shoud i read fitst and which edition

@cantonlittle

Ай бұрын

I recommend Crime and Punishment as a first read! I’d go with the Pevear and Volokhonsky translation. After that, I’d read Notes from Underground, The Idiot, Demons, and then The Brothers Karamazov! Happy reading! Thank you for watching :)

@Patrickmax007

Ай бұрын

Thank you, my friend. I've heard that delving into Dostoevsky's works can profoundly alter one's thinking and life perspective. Could you enlighten me on whether this holds true? 💭 Your insights would be greatly appreciated.

@cantonlittle

Ай бұрын

@@Patrickmax007 Of course! Reading Dostoevsky can alter your views of life. He is quite profound when analyzing the psychology of people and the concepts of religion, morality, and existence. I highly recommend writing your reading experience down in a journal!

I really liked c&p and am now onto demons. I think Jordan Peterson gushes too much but have found many a good analysis on KZread to help deepen appreciation. I’m reading the Michael Katz translations

@cantonlittle

2 ай бұрын

The Katz translation is phenomenal! I’ve been doing a slow reading of The Brothers Karamazov. Peterson does gush about Crime and Punishment, but I suppose it could be warranted. I hope your reading goes well! :)

I read all this in Russian when I was school or in university, very expressive of Russian way of life and philosophy. As a conclusion I would say it is your internal truth is the most important, practically it turns out to the extremely dangerous philosophy when you can justify your any action, very dark criminal chronicles, obviously I can not say that it is completely waist of time, but I don't think that it is top literature.

@cantonlittle

17 күн бұрын

I’m quite envious and impressed that you read it in Russian! I’d love to learn Russian so I can read it untranslated! I think your point concerning truth is a fair estimate. Literature grapples with each aspect of the human condition. The good, the bad, and the ugly. Thanks for watching! 😁

And fortunatly his books are in public domainz im readingvthem on project guttenberg

@cantonlittle

6 күн бұрын

Quite fortunate!

I think it's fair to say that all of them are Great books but taste is perhaps what dictates how they rank among eachother. My personal list would be: 1. The Brothers Karamazov 2. The Idiot 3. Notes from the Underground 4. Crime and Punishment 5. Demons Can't go wrong with any of them though but I do genuinely think The Brothers Karamazov is the greatest novel of all time.

@cantonlittle

Ай бұрын

I absolutely agree! It was difficult for me to rank a few of them because they are great! Thank you for watching and I like your list!

Yo he’s just like me for real

@cantonlittle

2 ай бұрын

Made me laugh out loud 😂

If your favorite TV show was Twilight zone, Ill watch another of your videos

@cantonlittle

Ай бұрын

I don’t really have a favorite tv show, but I did enjoy watching the Twilight Zone (original). I haven’t watched the remake. Is it good? Thank you for watching! :)

The west and the russians differ about which the big 5 of Dostoevkys are. The russian big 5, Instead of the earlier work Notes from the Underground, substitute the later The Adolescent.

@cantonlittle

2 ай бұрын

I didn’t know that! Thank you for the information and thank you for watching!