White Nights: Book Review

 

White Nights

Book Review

-By Sneha Pala

Did I finish the book or the book finish me, I would not know the difference. White Nights was the first book I read by Fyodor Dostoyevsky and I completely understand when all the readers say that he is regarded as one of the greatest novelist and I cannot wait to read more of his work. Even after knowing the ending, the book shattered my heart in ways I wouldn't know how to fix. 




The book basically revolves around the 'the dreamer' and 'Nastenka'. Yes in a ninety page book his name is not mentioned once and her named is mentioned 138 times. The book talks about how the dreamer met Nastenka and how they tell their histories to each other over the course of four nights. I would not like to spoil the book for you if you haven't read it so I wont get into detail. The writing is well as expected top notch. There are a few times when I had to put the book down just to stare at the wall. I found this book striking on the right nerves. 

I don't think I can describe what I felt. I am not one of those readers who rereads any book but I think White Nights is definitely one of those books I would read again in the near future. As I mentioned already the book is short so you can easily complete in one sitting and this is also one of those books that turns you into a different person after you read it. This book changed me and I know for sure this book has made it's place in my heart. 

No classic book is an easy read but this one is mostly easy to understand according to me and if you are like me, I would recommend this book is a good start. I gave this book five stars obviously, I haven't read such a good book in so long and it just brought out all the feelings I want to feel when I read. 

Dostoyevsky talks about all human feelings the good and raw ones, the messy and hidden ones and my only regret right now is why I haven't read more books by him. 

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Sneha 


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