Demons
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Demons
Fyodor Dostoevsky
4 people recommended it in 4 threads, 2018–2022.
What people on Hacker News said
It is potent stuff, the most powerful thing I ever read by far. Highly recommended.
In the first, Dostoevsky states his claims. Crime and Punishment is a case study of what would happen should an individual act upon the ideas of his (Dostoevsky’s) time, and Demons extrapolated this to societal scale.
I may not be in the majority, but I think Demons is by far his best.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: What is your favorite fiction book? 2022 · 1 recommendation
- Brutality of Life Reading List 2020 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Great fiction books that have had a positive impact on your life? 2020 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: 2018 Summer Reading List? 2018 · 1 recommendation