Is he actually really that good?

He's not that good. Sloppy, sentimental, histrionic, and melodramatic. Frenzied, "tears on the page" writing. Tolstoy was not only a better writer but a better psychologist. That said, I've read everything Dosty's written because he's fun.

Nabakov's taste in literature differs from mine, that's all it amounts to. You assume too much of Nabakov and too little of the user

i really like that comment from nabby because it shows you how there's no objective way to rate a book.
i agree with dosto's views but i don't find a lot of his stuff interesting to read because i've never enjoyed reading long stretches of dialogue. i also prefer most moral themes to be a little less obvious. that's just my personal preference

He's the fucking best if you read the right translations. Even the slow parts of The Brothers Karamazov were still engaging for me and the story was interesting enough to invoke a desire to continue reading. People hate on him because a lot of his writing is long and drawn-out, but then can't name a talented 19th-century fiction author whose wasn't.

Then why did David Foster Wallace call him one of the greatest fiction writers to ever live? And please don't reply "C-cuz DFW was a shitty writer," you've already exposed us to enough of your seething hatred for literature you couldn't read.

>Tolstoy
>better psychologist
Don't pay attention to this drivel. Foundational psychologists like Freud cited Dostoevsky as a great influence on their work and interests.

>Nabakov's taste in literature differs from mine, that's all it amounts to.
Fully PATRICIAN
>Do you need people to hold your hand and tell you who to worship?
Mostly PATRICIAN
>You assume too much of Nabakov and too little of the user
Fully plebeian, and probably off-base

Yes.
Nabokov's a faggot with a habit of taking shots at writers far better than him.
Shut up, faggot.
This user is also correct. Dostoevsky, however, remains such a potent writer than the enormity of his art overcomes his defects.
Who cares what DFW thinks. Faggot, kill yourself.

He was a prophet

>Foundational psychologists like Freud cited Dostoevsky as a great influence

And that should tell you all that you need to know about why Dostoevsky is overrated. Most of Freud's ideas aren't considered persuasive by even psychoanalytical nerds. That's like saying seminal and respected Jungian Jordan Peterson's favorite author i- oh wait.

Yes

only misanthropic autistic pseudo religious incel Americans who voted for Trump like him

If you have the patience and attention span yes. His style can be loose, overwrought and sloppy at times but when inspiration strikes, he speaks in eternities and infinities.

What a gross mischaracterization.

seething incel

Gibbering idiot.

Yes, he really is. t. atheist