Platonic vs romantic

White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky A love story, more accurately, a story about love, both platonic and romantic. I’ve never seen platonic love described with such longing and angst before. Well, I suppose the angst comes from the romantic storyline of the book, but it applies. The Dostoyevsky is Dostoyevsky-ing. We often see platonic love being underplayed and cast aside without a second glance, this was a refreshing change of pace. I see this book as a palate cleanser to what I’m about…