Novels exploring human psychological issues are always a pleasure to read. Dostoyevsky is the first name that comes to my mind when talking about psychological motifs in literature. Even Sigmund Freud was intrigued by the examination of the complexity of the human mind that he showed in his works. You can start with
Crime and Punishment, his only novel that I'd read so far. Basically, it deals with criminal psychology from various walks of life. It's not a fun-time-pass read though; it's a heavy subject, and a heavy read, and there might come a time when you will literally feel like tearing the book apart with frustration. But once you get done with the book, and take your time exploring the issues raised in the course of the novel, you will come to appreciate its artistic value. Dostoyevsky's insight into the human mind is noteworthy.
If you don't have the book, and are into e-books, you can download it from
here (btw, it's not an illegal copy; Gutenberg is producing and distributing classics freely on their website).
Edited by PhoeniXof_Hades - 15 years ago