![]() For one thing, it took Dostoyevsky way too long to get past basic characterization and get to the plot of the novel. This interplay of different characters and their beliefs, both harmless and destructive, lie at the heart of the novel and tell us a lot about Dostoyevsky's view of Russia at this time.While I found the characters and the politics interesting, I was a bit put off by this book. Meanwhile, the reader is left to make sense of Pyotr's intellectual father, Stepan, who seems to be muddled in his beliefs, and there is also the enigmatic Nickolay Stavrogin, who seems to lack any real convictions at all. Also present is Shigalovism, which is kind of a twisted sort of Communism, and the conservatism of the local governor, Lembke. The book centers around Pyotr Verkhovensky, who is a nihilist and a bit of an opportunist, whose political views lead to death and destruction. ![]() Demons is a very political novel about extreme political views and the ineptitude of the conservative status quo to control them. ![]()
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