Best book.

this is a book about me, and i suspect you. I've never read anyone that was able to pull so completely my inner workings and articulate them so clearly in all their horrible reality.

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Wonderfully profound and depressing book

This book was very good, and was performed very well. The best praise I can give it is that I never want to read/hear it again. It depicts the mind of a deeply unpleasant man in whom it was far too easy to identify with.

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Difficult beginning

Took me a while to get into. If it wasn't read by SR I would probably not finished it. But I eventually got hooked.

The Great Curse of Consciousness

Male twenty-six-year-old here. Hadn’t picked up a book since I was twenty after finding myself in a headspace not dissimilar from the central character of this book. After my six-year hiatus, which was largely overrun by mindless 9-5 workdays and a deep-rooted despondency, I picked up Crime and Punishment after being referred to Dostoyevsky by a friend. Everything from the captivating prose, to the unbiased assemblage of contemporary philosophies and proclivity for explorative thought, reeled me in to the point of no return. After Crime and Punishment, I read The Brothers Karamazov, which has locked me firmly back into the world of classic literature.

I listened to this next. Finished in one sitting, and by the final passage I was in pieces. I’m not familiar enough with Russian literature or even remotely inclined to academic thought, but it would be shocking to me if this wasn’t viewed as one of the most psychologically profound novellas ever written. The Underground Man might be grappling with ailments. He might be suffering from poor mental health and crippling alienation, but the impression I’m left with is one of lucid reflection. Every one of us can find something to relate to here, but whether we care to admit it or not is another story. Dostoyevsky holds up a mirror to the nihilistic facets of the human mind, helping us understand what perpetuates them so that we may be better. Sadness breeds sadness. Hurt people hurt more people. This book is a caution against human thought, and I’m so grateful it exists. Read it and heed it.

Super!!

Absolutely loved it. Stefan's narration gave the story depth of character. Would definitely recommend.

the audio is terrible

the audio is terrible and although I would have liked to listen to it I am disappointed.

Do yourself a favor. Read this book.

This is one of my all time favorite books. This is a ridiculous book about a completely ridiculous man. The spitefullness and tunnel vision of the underground man are his main driving forces for no reason whatsoever. A great explanation of the dark, undesirable parts of the human psyche.
I aproached this book as it was written as a comedy because at times the decisions he makes and the experiences he has because of his decisions are so unnecesary and so absurd that I straight up started laughing at certaing chapters.
The voice actor ia phenomenal. I have no idea how the man looks like but I picture Javier Bardem while in character as Antun Chigurh from No country for old men. Phenomenal voice.

Great story but unfortunately read by an Awful voice

Cant stand this guys voice and he seems to be on everything interesting I listen to - I’ve figured out that if you play him 1.5x his voice is much more palatable