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I am a huge fan of Chekhov, and thats why I was filled with glee when I read the first page and it was set on a gloomy train ride. I adore the language Dostoevsky uses to describe his characters especially Parfyon Rogozhin and Prince Myshkin, the detail is so vivid, you can see the contrast in Rogozhin's desolate yet cruel face and Myshkin's anglic paleness, it sets them up as clear foils. It is utterly brilliant.