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Why do people hate underground man?
After finishing reading the book I curiously peered at some goodreads reviews and noticed that a lot of folks felt mad, irritated and disgusted with the protagonist.
I felt he pretty much did a good job at justifying the way he lives and he doesn't seems to harm anyone but himself. At most what I felt was a mild hint of sadness and pity for him. What surprised me is how apparently the book brings out such strong feelings of repulse in most people. I am autistic for taking these reviews literally? Or are these people very much like the men of action underground men described?

>> No.18857498

>>18857490
Look up the number 7.
Filtered by the first chapter. That's why I do not recommend the book to people who aren't interested in literature, normal people won't survive it.

>> No.18857499

Normoid herd is afraid of the enlightened hermit.

The NEET exposes normie's meaningless life in all its brutal ugliness

>> No.18857507

>>18857490
The protagonist is supposed to be repulsive, and yet relatable. That's why the book is disturbing, and that's also why it's good. Comments like pic seem to think that good books are the ones that make you feel good.

>> No.18858509

>>18857490

/r9k/ the book

>> No.18858808

The ultimate crime in current year society is being unfuckable

>> No.18858825

>goodreads
>people

>> No.18858830

a bit reddit but a good review
whats your problem with it?

>> No.18858839

>>18858830
A bit reddit

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Why people not like everything I like
Why people different

>> No.18858850

>>18858842
that's not what he said. why are you so stupid and lazy?

>>18857490
you just have come to terms with the fact that people are retarded.

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>>18857490
I said that Notes from Underground is my favourite novella for the literature class. Do you think they would take me for an incel?

>> No.18859343

>>18858874
Kek, 100%

>> No.18859397

>>18858874
Don’t ask questions you already know the answer to chud

>> No.18859410

>read the first act
>get almost filtered, get to the end somehow
>need to take a break
>forget about the book for 8 months
>now that you want to read again you don't remember anything
>you have to start from the 1st act again
Anons...

>> No.18859447

>>18859410
It' like 150 pages, how can you not read that in a weekend?

>> No.18859455

For whatever reason, I found Notes to be largely uninteresting and forgettable. I liked Dostoy's other works, but that one really didn't do much for me. In surprised it's as popular and generates as strong of opinions as it does.

>> No.18859675

What I found interesting is that people who felt this way must somehow be reading it critically to some degree, as they are kind of "disagreeing with the author". Looking at these same reviews I found none describing their thought process behind hating this man. Is there anyone here who felt this way? What should undeground man be doing then, "touching grass"?

>> No.18859698

>>18859675
These sorts of tragic figures in Russian lit confuse westoids and they try to either blame them for their circumstances or blame 'society'.

>> No.18859867

>>18859410
The first act is the best part tho

>> No.18860900

>>18857490
he does hurt others, when he worked he was a vengeful nuisance, he still would be if he hadn't gotten an inheritance. He hurts Liza too, and besides, only hurting oneself isn't vindicating anyways.