Raoul's Final NFTU post

        Now that we have finished the discussion of Notes From the Underground, I can say that I enjoyed the novel. I honestly hate books because I believe that in the modern day they are an inefficient way of attaining information. However, I must admit that Notes From the Underground is shockingly efficient in the amount of ideas expressed within 28 pages. Unlike Atlas Shrugged, which took 1069 pages to get one idea across, Notes From the Underground does not baby its audience. Given that the book is so dense it is inevitable that the book is difficult. The fact is that in my first read I probably got only half of the ideas that Dostoyevsky brought up (but that's because I already kind of understood where he was coming from). So the discussions definitely helped. But, I do believe that the discussions took a little too long. I think we started digressing way too much on simple ideas. I think the nightly blog post system was also really cool. I liked reading everyone else's ideas. neither the less, I found it kind of annoying that the blog posts were every night (even on a Saturday). Thankfully the posts were only 200 words; ergo, It was not filled with fluff (I could just state the facts and be done with it), so it did not take long at all.
        There were many good ideas that were brought up by Dostoyevsky in Notes From the Underground. Truthfully, I think about the ideas Dostoyevsky brought up frequently (like every other hour). When I observer people, is when I notice the truth behind what Dostoyevsky brought up. But the idea that I liked the most was mans desire to get slapped in the face. I know that the idea is unappealing especially the name (which Dostoyevsky chose), but is so true that it is sad. This was definitely not a theory that I had before Notes From the Underground; however, it is the theory that I see the most from Notes From the Underground. In the end, I believe that If had to read a book, Notes From the Underground is on my top three next to A Brief History of Time and Outliers. So yes if someone was looking for a book to read I would strongly recommend Notes From the underground!