The Crocodile Paperback – 29 Jun. 2016

This short story is in the usual style of this great writer. Howerver I believe it was not completed, it hasn't got a real end and I thought if it was on of his unfinished pieces. It is ok, readable and short.

i read this for a second time after 10+ years. just awesome comic (not alike other tragic Dostoyevsky's books) book!

What a crock of rubbish and Amazon charge you for it when you can read it free. I wouldn't easy my time and money. Total rubbish.

For those who associate Dostoyevsky only with long and tragic novels, this can introduce them to the lighter side of the world's greatest prose writer. He could be hilarious and satirical when he chose to be. Even his most serious works have their elements of humor. But this novella is a constant howl to those who recognize the allusions. Even if you don't, you'll crack up anyway at the absurdity and surrealism of the plot. This is a must for anyone who is an FD devotee. Definitely on a par with "The Friend of the Family" and "A Disgraceful Affair." Discover the lighter side of Fyodor. Yeah, wiseguys/gals I spelled "croc" wrong on purpose in the title.

Short story for a Russian -- a novel for anyone else. Read this and Tolstoy's "How a Mushik Fed Two Officials" to understand academia and bureaucracies.

An interesting, fantastical read. I found it similar in a lot of ways to Nikolai Gogol's "The Nose" in terms of its nonsensical premise and general absurdity. If you're looking for a lighter read by Dostoevsky, this is definitely the way to go.

A fan of Dostoevsky. This book is not mind grapping, in the way some of his other books are.Could take it or leave it.