The onion chapter isn't necessarily intriguing. If you don't enjoy the book now, you never will. Dostoyevsky basically let the characters write themselves, and

The onion chapter isn't necessarily intriguing. If you don't enjoy the book now, you never will. Dostoyevsky basically let the characters write themselves, and so the plot is minimal. What is interesting about the book is its social commentary, the complexity of the characters, and the high and low spiritual moments. It is a Christian book and is fascinating for its religious and psychological explorations.