Dostoyevsky has ruined books for me

Okay maybe a bit of a sensationalist title but every time I try to read something else I find it so… bland?I read Crime and Punishment, thought it was amazing, after that I immediately bought Notes From Underground / The Double and The Brothers Karamazov. Immediately read Notes From Underground.After that I thought ok I’ll read something different, something a bit less depressing… Got 1 chapter into a new book and just gave up, started reading TBK instead. That took me about a month to read, finally finished it the other day and again I thought I’ll have a break and read something lighter… here I am 2 chapters into The Double. Also have The Idiot on my shelf waiting to be read. ​The way Dostoyevsky captures the inner psyche of the human condition is just incredible, at times it’s scarily relatable. Not to mention the philosophical ideas he delves into as well, just such a rich reading experience. There’s so much to take from these books that I feel like I could read them multiple times and gain new takeaways from it every time. ​ via /r/books https://ift.tt/T5Y3Pcl