I used to read Dostoevsky when I was younger; tried to re-read C&P recently and couldn't stand it. Too painful. So the moral would be: read Dostoevsky while you

I used to read Dostoevsky when I was younger; tried to re-read C&P recently and couldn't stand it. Too painful. So the moral would be: read Dostoevsky while you still have the intestinal fortitude of youth.