Dostoevskaya, "Diary of Mrs. Dostoevsky, Anna" - A first-class source of information about Dostoevsky's miserable life due to his gambling addiction.
This diary describes Dostoevsky's madness to the hilt.
Dostoevsky is a gambling maniac who gambles all his money and loses, and eventually pawns his wedding ring and runs off to the gambling hall.
In her diary, Mrs. Anna's sadness, frustration, and resentment at seeing off such a husband are recorded along with her tears. Dostoevsky at this time is truly the ultimate bad person.
It can no longer be described as spectacular. It is far more dramatic and shocking than reading an ordinary novel.