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The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky. It definitely lives up to its reputation.
by BlaisePascal 4y ago
The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky. It definitely lives up to its reputation.
- ArcMex 4y agoI have an audio-book of this! And a flight next week!
- trash3 4y ago
- jszymborski 4y agoSee, I love Bulgakov, Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, but I really didn't get Karamazov (it's a personal failing, not attributing it to the work). There are some beautiful aspects of the book that will always stay with me. The Grand Inquisitor monologue is captivating, Alyosha is a deeply interesting character, Mitya's stories of gallivanting on a troika through Russia, and everything that is Grushenka... But as a whole, I can't say I understood it. I didn't understand how these characters came together, or how the ending tied these (albeit interesting!) stories together. Karamazov was the first Dostoevsky book I read. When it came to The Idiot, I was shocked by how different the writing style felt. It flowed more, the dialogue drove a lot of the narrative, and it generally was just a lot less dense. I'm hardly an English Major let alone a scholar of Russian Lit so I'm sure the thoughts here are pedestrian.
- nkh 4y agoI had a similar feeling after finishing the book. This YT video really helped frame the book for me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UBOA00EAQw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UBOA00EAQw
- jszymborski 4y agoThanks! I should seek out more analysis... Master & Margarita is my favourite book, but I don't think it'd crack Top 10 if it weren't for the end notes.