wizard145 reviewed The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Barnes & Noble book notes, 860)
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4 stars
Everyone vehemently urged me to read this book saying it was going to be one of the most formative works to my existentialist philosophy essentially and that it was a great place to start for Dostoyevsky. I agree with this, and also dont reccomend going into it with super transcendentally high hopes. It is a slow burn, and very dialogue heavy. I had to really read in and formulate implied philosophical meaning. Its not an easy and direct read. I also had some hopes of it being a more dynamic and captivating read which it is absolutley not dynamic or full of movement. The development moves at a snails pace and honestly i gave it four stars for myself because im proud i got through it. The language and narration style is unique and intriguing but not the most accessible or user friendly. Its a great book to read if …
Everyone vehemently urged me to read this book saying it was going to be one of the most formative works to my existentialist philosophy essentially and that it was a great place to start for Dostoyevsky. I agree with this, and also dont reccomend going into it with super transcendentally high hopes. It is a slow burn, and very dialogue heavy. I had to really read in and formulate implied philosophical meaning. Its not an easy and direct read. I also had some hopes of it being a more dynamic and captivating read which it is absolutley not dynamic or full of movement. The development moves at a snails pace and honestly i gave it four stars for myself because im proud i got through it. The language and narration style is unique and intriguing but not the most accessible or user friendly. Its a great book to read if you want to boost your ego by saying you actually got through it, and has a couple quotable moments. Do i regret reading it? No, im proud i did. Would i do it again? No. Youd have to pay me or put me in a very interesting grotto of philosophers to interpret it with as we read together. Now that could be fun actually.
