pretty good, mostly because it's dostoevsky, and he'll never miss when it comes to writing a character well. the title of the book is very fitting, because dostoevsky wrote an adolescent perfectly. you just read about arkadi and everything makes sense. it's a coming of age novel in a complicated way, the way it would be for so many people. so, despite often being absolutely insufferable, i think you could call arkadi a relatable character. the writing was amazing. i can't say i enjoyed it as much as some other dostoevsky novels, just because it was a bit repetitive.