suneaters's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Spoiler
your bastard half-brother kills your father because he mistakenly thought your other brother wanted him to and your other other brother is set up as the fall guy?Spoiler
We don't know if they're going to help Mitya escape and we don't know if Ivan will end up with Katerina after all or if Grushenka will decide she loves Mitya after all. We end with the funeral of a young boy called Ilyusha who fell ill at some point after seeing Dmitri beat up his military captain father instead of with some grand conclusion on the story of Ivan, Aleksy, Dmitri, and Smerdyakov. We don't know if Marfa and Grigory have been spoken to by Ivan or Alyosha after Smerdyakov confessed to Ivan.Spoiler
his vivid hallucination of the Devil and his spiral into madnessSpoiler
His and Ivan's optimistic endings can be seen as authorial optimism for the outlook of mankind overall.Graphic: Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Child death and Child abuse
Minor: Alcoholism, Antisemitism, and Ableism
caitlynhm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood and Violence
Moderate: Physical abuse, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Child death, Alcoholism, Murder, and Death
Minor: Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Animal death
madelines_library's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
Minor: Ableism, Antisemitism, and Rape
This book is great, but there are times in which you may find yourself struggling to get through passages regarding ableism and rape, as well as a section that was pretty antisemitic (and if you're particularly sensitive to the mistreatment of Poles, that is in here too). Also, a couple of major plot points/character development archs center around s*icide and plans around that for the future. Something to keep in mind when beginning the book.emilyplun's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Grief, Murder, Terminal illness, Blood, Bullying, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Classism, Violence, and Death of parent
Minor: Ableism, Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Religious bigotry