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The Brothers Karamazov

Fyodor Dostoevsky

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Feb 14, 2014 Chrissie rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: religion, 2014-read, philo-psychol, audible-us, hf, classics, soviet-union

It feels ridiculous to voice an opinion about this book. Who am I to say anything about the great Dostoyevsky? Nevertheless, here follow my thoughts on completing this book:

It shows that this is Dostoyevsky's last novel, his grand opus, and that he had important things to say to his readers. The book was to be the first of a series, but he died the year following its publication in 1880 at the age of 60. His writing is of course a reflection of his own life experiences. This shows very clearly i ...more

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Feb 09, 2011 Laura rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: read-2011, russian-fiction, audio-books, classics

Russia 1880 - The unpredictable Fyodor Karamazov and his sons are re-united to discuss Dmitry's inheritance. Stars Roy Marsden.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00yb1rk ...more

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May 13, 2024 Diane rated it it was amazing

Shelves: classics, fiction, 5-star, favorites, literary-fiction, russian-literature

The Brothers Karamazov was recommended to me by my son when he was in his 20s (20 years ago). I bought it then and finally got around to reading it this year. Took me 3 months to read but it was well worth the effort (not an easy read.) I’m glad I stuck it out til the end because the final chapter was amazing! This was one of only a handful of books that just left me saying “Wow,” over and over when I finished. There are many layers to this book and I will probably spend an additional few months ...more

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Dec 20, 2021 Kate Thompson rated it it was amazing

as someone in my book club said, "you don't read this novel, you grapple with it." It's unlike anything I've read before. ...more

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Feb 13, 2008 Laura rated it it was amazing

Shelves: russian-fiction, book-and-movie, 1001-books-you-must-read-before-you, gutenberg, fiction-19th-century, classics

Opening lines:
Alexey Fyodorovitch Karamazov was the third son of Fyodor Pavlovitch Karamazov, a land owner well known in our district in his own day, and still remembered among us owing to his gloomy and tragic death, which happened thirteen years ago, and which I shall describe in its proper place.

Free download available at Project Gutenberg. ...more

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Mar 07, 2008 Becca rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, favorites

A character in Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five says "Everything you need to know about life is in [this book:]."

I am very young, but I think he is right. ...more

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