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The Brothers Karamazov

Fyodor Dostoevsky

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Dec 30, 2020 Karen rated it really liked it

Shelves: 1001, travel-2020, 2020-chunky-book, translation-2020, country-study-russia

3.75 stars really. I thoroughly enjoyed Crime and Punishment (it was a 5 star book for me), so I was a little disappointed with this one. I do see why so many people think this is a great book, maybe equal to Tolstoy's War and Peace. Personally, I think War and Peace is a better book. I found myself putting the book down multiple times, and it was a bit of a chore to actually finish the book. This book covers so many topics: Murder, theology, criminal justice, sociology, psychology, etc.

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May 13, 2024 Diane rated it it was amazing

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