Book · 2010 · Fiction
Demons
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This is a wonderful novel about what happens when a society tries to replace the idea of God with ideologies in this particular case communism.
What they say about it
- Discusses alternative book titles“translated as The Possessed”3
The best things said about it
You read dostoevsky's wrote a book called the possessed or the devils and it's a it's a description of the initial breakdown of the of orthodox christian society in in russia in the late 1800s.
Jordan Peterson The Joe Rogan Experience · Jan 2018 I’m going to go with Dostoevsky, though, because I think his book Demons diagnoses what can happen at a psychic and spiritual level when social contagion runs rampant.
One of my favorite novels of his is The Possessed. I think it's also translated as The Demons, but I like the title, The Possessed. What an amazing novel that is.
Robert Greene How I Write · Sep 2024 And of course dovi saw the same things coming especially in his book demons which is as accurate a PR droma to the gulag capelo as you could possibly hope for.
Jordan Peterson The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · Aug 2024 I actually wanted to write a novel called the possessed which I thought of as a retelling of dust's Novel the demons which is often translated as the possessed set in a Stanford likee comparative literature graduate program in the earlys.
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Why people recommend it
Demons by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a profound novel exploring the societal and psychological chaos that erupts when ideological dogmas displace spiritual frameworks. Jeffrey Kane recommended the book on Honestly with Bari Weiss, describing it as a powerful novel about what occurs when communities attempt to substitute the idea of God with communism. On the Joe Rogan Experience and the Lex Fridman Podcast, Jordan Peterson repeatedly cited the work to illustrate the early breakdown of orthodox Russian society and the dangers of abandoning religious traditions. Similarly, on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast, Peterson remarked that Dostoevsky accurately anticipated totalitarian atrocities and the gulag system. Luke Burgis discussed the novel on Conversations with Tyler, noting its ability to diagnose the psychic and spiritual toll of unbridled social contagion. Robert Greene mentioned the book on How I Write under its alternative title, The Possessed, praising its brilliance. Finally, Elif Batuman shared on The Book Review that Dostoevsky's novel once inspired her early concept for a retelling set in a graduate program.
Every mention
Jordan Peterson you read dostoevsky's wrote a book called the possessed or the devils and it's a it's a description of the… 3
“And Dostoevsky did the same thing in his book, "Demons."”
“and of course dovi saw the same things coming especially in his book demons which is as accurate a PR droma to the gulag capelo as you could possibly hope for”
“you read dostoevsky's wrote a book called the possessed or the devils and it's a it's a description of the initial breakdown of the of orthodox christian society in in russia in the late 1800s”
Jeffrey Kane I read a lot so I I sometimes I even forget so I'm actually uh I just finished reading this book right here… 1
“I read a lot so I I sometimes I even forget so I'm actually uh I just finished reading this book right here which is dovi it's demons and uh this is a wonderful novel about what happens when a society tries to replace the idea of God with ideologies in this particular case communism”
Elif Batuman I actually wanted to write a novel called the possessed which I thought of as a retelling of dust's Novel t… 1
“I actually wanted to write a novel called the possessed which I thought of as a retelling of dust's Novel the demons which is often translated as the possessed set in a Stanford likee comparative literature graduate program in the earlys”
Luke Burgis I’m going to go with Dostoevsky, though, because I think his book Demons diagnoses what can happen at a psy… 1
“I’m going to go with Dostoevsky, though, because I think his book Demons diagnoses what can happen at a psychic and spiritual level when social contagion runs rampant.”
Robert Greene And like one of my favorite novels of his is The Possessed. I think it's also translated as The Demons, but… 1
“And like one of my favorite novels of his is The Possessed. I think it's also translated as The Demons, but I like the title, The Possessed. What an amazing novel that is.”
