Dostoevsky takes us on a trip through the mind of Yakov Petrovitch Golyadkin, who is plagued by visions of his double, Golyadkin Junior, who resembles him identically. Golyadkin's hallucinations evoke feelings of sympathy, concern, and intrigue in the reader; and prove to be a delightful psychological study. I found myself reading at a feverish pace as the book progressed towards its angstful denouement. Dostoevsky teases the reader by leaving certain things unsaid, and this works wonderfully to heighten the anxiety and drama of the book.