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“Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.”
The Brothers Karamazov ~~~ Fyodor Dostoevsky
This was my introduction to Russian Literature at the age of 14. I remember buying this at a flea market one weekend for $0.50 ~~ in hardback, & feeling very adult since I would be readin ...more
The Brothers Karamazov ~~~ Fyodor Dostoevsky
This was my introduction to Russian Literature at the age of 14. I remember buying this at a flea market one weekend for $0.50 ~~ in hardback, & feeling very adult since I would be readin ...more
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
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I'm not quite sure how to rate this novel. It took a hundred pages or so to really get into it (which isn't much considering this novel is eight times the length), but when I did for a while I loved it. I liked the dialogues about religion, the atheist vs orthodox discussions. This was backed up with an interesting story line about the three brothers and their father. Then I got to the part on the trial and I thought it was way too long, I didn't like the long speeches or basically anything abou
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