Most of us in The US know this book as "Notes From Underground." Although "Crime and Punishment" is probably more famous, I think more people have read this book than any other of Dostoevsky's. I read it as a young adult. Young people in particular can relate to it. I believe Jack Kerouac intentionally named his novel "The Subterraneans" to reflect themes of this book, and I also believe Bob Dylan was referring to it in his song "Subterranean Homesick Blues", (which I love):