A Reader of Your Truth

Written by Mishti

edited by Vanshika

Dear Fyodor Dostoevsky Sir,

Your words have a way of reaching into the deepest corners of the human mind, touching places that most people are too afraid to even look at. You write about suffering, guilt, redemption, and the darkness inside us with such honesty that it feels less like reading a book and more like holding up a mirror.

At this moment, I find myself reading your book, Notes from Underground and it feels as though every page pulls me deeper into the raw, unsettled truths of being human. The Underground Man’s voice is sharp, bitter, but painfully real, so much that I can’t help but pause and reflect after every few lines. It’s unsettling, but in the kind of way that makes me feel more awake.

What amazes me is how you can take pain and make it meaningful. You never glorify it, but you never run from it either. You show that even the most broken people can carry truth, even the most suffering souls can long for light.

In a world where most stories seek comfort and happiness, yours demand that we confront ourselves. Through your characters, you remind us that love and cruelty, despair and hope, weakness and courage in a human exists all together.

I am thankful for your brutal honesty. Your stories make loneliness feel less lonely, that I am not alone. They prove that even in the darkest corners of the mind, there is still a search for meaning.

With respect,

A Reader of your Truth