The Idiot

Title: The Idiot

Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Summary: Prince Myshkin, a native Russian that is returning after years of rehabilitation in Switzerland for epileptic fits, finds himself in a world struggling with the changes of the times. The Prince (an almost ridiculously meek Christ figure) gets thrown into intrigues and plots of deceit, but always believes the best in people and symbolizes redemption of a sort.

Recommendation: It depends--it was a very long, almost tedious book, but it certainly has some redemptive qualities (the compelling character of the Prince and a suspense to know how things turn out). The book seems almost unorganized and inconsistent in character development, but perhaps Dostoyevsky intended that. If you don't mind a long read (my copy was 643 pages) with a lot of
character interaction, you might like it.

Hearts: 3