The Idiot is a book that requires more attention than Crime and Punishment because of the big character list. The first part of the book can be boring, but it does pick up soon after. If you don't like slow books, you won't like this book, but it allows the reader to question why we question good intentions but never bad ones. The idiot shows that people have an innate moral innocence, but are often corrupted by money and greed. It's fascinating to read about how society treats him because he can be so giving and genuine, and how that leads to people taking advantage of him. It isn't my favorite Dostoevsky novel but is still enjoyable.