What should I read before starting on Dostoyevsky?

What should I read before starting on Dostoyevsky?

niche

The Bible and Schiller.

The book cover, I guess.

The Bible.

Pleb here, read the Brothers Karamazov without knowing shit and greatly enjoyed it.

Prerequisites only exist for works of philosophy, not literature. You might appreciate more of the book if you've read the entire Western canon beforehand but it's not required.

Good idea that.

Only the book cover. Reading it won't do you any good. Just hold it as if you've read it and go pick up chicks.

Some Gogol wouldn't do any harm.

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Dostoyevsky's work can stand on its own, just start reading

The Bible, and maybe Anna Karenina as he is a big fan of Tolstoy and it's one of his favorite works. Another man would probably be Pushkin, as he is referenced a lot in later Russian Veeky Forums

Just read the bible and get a version of his books with good annotations.

Bukowski

You don't have to read shit. He's one of the most accessible classic writers, that's why everyone on Veeky Forums loves him. The problems his characters faced remain relevant today. If you're feeling very autismal read the Bible and Chernyshevsky and Gogol and shit but you really don't have to.

You're going to need a expert understanding of orthodox theology and a philosophical background in existentialism. All in all it should take 2-3 years before you're ready to pick up a Dostoevsky book, so get started.

Nothing. You should read The Queen of Spades. It isn't required, but it is nice.

Is the girl closest to the camera a pornstar? I remember fapping to someone who looked just like her.

Jim Thompson

>If you're feeling very autismal read the Bible and Chernyshevsky and Gogol and shit but you really don't have to.
Yes you do. Half of his books don't really make much sense of out of this context, especially Demons.

>choke me bangs
>disrespectful unfocused gaze
>look of perpetual boredom
>coffee in the middle of the fucking day because low energy whore
>ugly friend who tags along with her and tries to compensate with unsightly leggings
>gross mental illness hair
nice

Sam and Charls finally transitioned I see

>stare too deep into williamsburg, and williamsburg stares back into you

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