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Brāļi Karamazovi by Fyodor Dostoevsky

madshs's review against another edition

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4.0

I have a longing for life, and I go on living in spite of logic. Though I may not believe in the order of the universe, yet I love the sticky little leaves as they open in spring. I love the blue sky, I love some people, whom one loves you know sometimes without knowing why.


Ved hjelp av et uslåelig språk er dette et rått forsøk på å skildre bevissthet i en alder hvor ulike sinnsforstyrrelser alle falt under paraplybegrepet "hysteria". De religiøse diskusjonene kan til tider bli litt i overkant for noen som har vokst opp i et sekulært samfunn, og skildringene av bevisstheten begynner å bære preg av bokens alder, men alt i alt fylt av gode filosofiske diskusjoner og en overraskende spennende handling.

poetica's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

puella63's review against another edition

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4.0

This is a book I need to reread slowly. I am going to make a personal study out of it.

brisingr's review against another edition

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3.0

Some of the most iconic lines in literature come from this book so I get it.... but also, let's pay our writers their due so that we never again come to a time when they're paid per word, so I have to go through half a book before the plot starts actually happening.

joshuaweatherall's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

chloehpearson's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

“I think the devil doesn't exist, but man has created him, he has created him in his own image and likeness.“

inkedverses's review against another edition

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5.0

“The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.”

safetyalpaca's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

crustywhitedog's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

wymah98's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

‘You must know that there is nothing higher and stronger and more wholesome and good for life in the future than some good memory, especially a memory of childhood, of home.’