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BOOK REVIEW, DEMONS (AKA THE POSSESSED, THE DEVILS), A NOVEL BY DOSTOEVSKY

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Hello dear blogs visitors and fellow bloggers! Today I'll review Demons, an amazing if bleak novel   by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Originally published in 1871-1872 in a Russian magazine,  Demons  is considered one of four Dostoevsky's masterpieces. In English, this novel is also known under the titles  The Possessed or The Devils. Yes, this novel is known under quite a few names in English translations.   I'm very happy to finally be reviewing this complex and interesting novel. I have read it quite recently, so it is very fresh in my mind. I've read most of this book (3/4) on my cellphone. I had downloaded it from  project Gutenberg, a site that provides free books  (mostly classics) a long time ago but only rediscovered it recently. On Gutenberg, The Possessed edition is available in different forms. However, since this book is quite long, I decided to rest my eyes from the screen. I've read the remaining chapters from a physical copy of the book (th...