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The Brothers Karamazov (Penguin Classics) - Community Reviews back

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, David McDuff
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Alexis Hall
Alexis Hall rated it 12 years ago
Another of my melancholy favourites, I think I over-identify semi-harmfully with Ivan.
lostman
lostman rated it 12 years ago
Alright, this by far one of the longest books that I have read in quite some time. My reading time is limited, as in I hope to get a double digit reading page count before I fall asleep, so completing this book is an accomplishment on its own. If it wasn't for being in a book club reading this, I wo...
Peace, Love & Books
Peace, Love & Books rated it 12 years ago
The greatest novel ever written.
Paperback Castles
Paperback Castles rated it 12 years ago
Usually I do not consider myself as the type who gets scared of heavy and long novels. A massive amount of pages is nothing to run away from as long as the book is well-written and has a deeper message to offer. "The Brothers Kamarazov" is indeed an epic novel, and an absolute masterpiece - with a c...
dust.gathering
dust.gathering rated it 12 years ago
Nema se što reći osim da me oduševila.
helenliz
helenliz rated it 12 years ago
Blimy - that was L O N G!Not bad, just so very very long. I'm not sure I really understood the necessity for the very long diversions into the meaning of the church and philosophy and so on. I suspect a good editor would have it down to ~ 250 pages, not the 770 I've just ploughed through. The charac...
Tiny Library
Tiny Library rated it 12 years ago
The Brothers is about Henrik and Erik, Finnish brothers in 1809 who fought on opposing sides of the war between Sweden and Russia, that made Finland a part of the Russian Empire. Although they share blood, there has long been conflict between them, and when Henrik finally returns home, it's to a br...
caseyreads
caseyreads rated it 12 years ago
Crime and Punishment is a great book, but it took me awhile to get around to reading The Brothers Karamazov. Dostoyevsky is a master in character creation and development. He weaves in all the important social, political, and religious discussions of the time period in a manner that is not overbeari...
jasmijn
jasmijn rated it 12 years ago
I definitely liked reading C&P better, as it was way more amusing, but TBK gave me so much more feels. >.
Calyre
Calyre rated it 13 years ago
-... Surtout ne vous mentez pas à vous- même. Celui qui se ment à soi-même et écoute son propre mensonge va jusqu'à ne plus distinguer la vérité ni en soi ni autour de soi; il perd donc le respect de soi et des autres.
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