| Translator | Richard, Larissa Pevear & Volokhonsky |
| First Written | 1875 |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Origin | Russia |
| Publisher | Everyman's Library |
| My Copy | clothbound hardback; everyman's ed. |
| First Read | January 15, 2007 |
The Adolescent
Notes
I've started and abandoned this book several times, but with the conviction that one day I will probably love it the way I love other Dostoevsky books. But for now, the best recommendation and the most serious warning that I can give you about this book: Dostoevsky convincingly writes like a nineteen-year-old boy.
Noted on January 11, 2014
Quotes
I fell inadvertently into deep thought.Quoted on April 13, 2013
Some sleepers have intelligent faces even in sleep, while other faces, even intelligent ones, become very stupid in sleep and therefore ridiculous. I don't know what makes that happen; I only want to say that a laughing man, like a sleeping one, most often knows nothing about his face.Quoted on January 11, 2014