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I don't know where to even start with this review. This book has been reviewed by so many and so much more eloquently than I could ever hope to achieve. This is my second Dostoevsky and I found it compelling. The fraught family relationships, the tangled love relationships, the philosophical religious debates, the mysterious patriarchal murder, and the tense jury trial--all provide a spellbinding read. Other than the jury's verdict, we never get a definitive answer on who actually committed the
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Having read Anna Karenina earlier this year and having been told Dostoevsky isn't nearly so wordy and difficult as Tolstoy, I was ready for a fun read. Boy, was I in for a shock! While I truly enjoyed the overall story and mystery aspect of it, the deep, wordy treatises on government, religion, the church, family, the law, etc, kept my eyes crossed through a large portion of this book. Around Book VI or so, I was really wondering if I was going to make it through. This is one for those who eithe
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Some very interesting characters and a some deep discussion about religion, faith, atheism and lots of other things. I could have like a more clear story line with less noise. I liked Crime and Punishment better.
What a slog - but ultimately worth it, I think.
Sep 04, 2007
Jeremy
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it was amazing
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