96 pages

English language

Published Oct. 10, 1968 by Barnes & Noble.

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4 stars (56 reviews)

1 edition

Review of 'The Brothers Karamazov' on 'Goodreads'

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 …

Review of 'The Brothers Karamazov' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

A deep philosophical novel framed into a seemingly stale plot: Family conflicts, love triangle and
a murder. Between all that Dostoyevsky tackles the most pressing questions of our life: The meaning of life, faith and the contrariness of our human nature.
It took me about a month to read it. Most of the time it felt like a page turner, only these deep philosophical parts took a bit longer to wrap my head around. I'm sure there are plenty of (cross) references i missed, but I'm glad that i read this masterpiece.

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Subjects

  • Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881.