The Double | 
so-soI had expectations going in as I love a recent film adaptation. It was fine, just not very eventful.
so-soI had expectations going in as I love a recent film adaptation. It was fine, just not very eventful.
so-soI remembered seeing the Jesse Eisenberg movie years ago and really enjoying that, so I thought this would be great…instead, it was just okay. The protagonist is so meek and awkward that it‘s hard to like him. I just found myself irritated much of the time. The ending was probably a shocker when this was published, but it doesn‘t have as much of an impact today. I recommend the movie as they did a great job of modernizing the material. 2.5/5
Read this when I was 14, which kicked off a months-long binge devouring every single word Dostoevsky wrote. Not sure whether this was the book that turned me into a "serious reader", but I remember that I hadn't read anything quite like it before in my life. It still resonates with me today. Nabokov called it a "perfect piece of art", which given his complicated feelings toward D, was high praise indeed. He even ripped off the idea for 'Despair'!
pickThe double was ok. If it was longer than a novella I dont know if it would have kept my attention but as it was, I enjoyed it. People say it is reminiscent of Gogol but I've never read any Gogol so it reminded me a little of Kafka (even though he came after) who I've read a little of. On to White Nights.
Starting this today, my first time reading any Russian lit. Not sure if it is a good place to start but I found this for $2 and couldn't pass it up!
Thank you @jhod it arrived and the sticky notes book is gorgeous 😘
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Will get my choice read and out within the next 5 days 👍😁 to you @Libby1
