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eliasisnothere's review against another edition
challenging
dark
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
dostoevskij really said religious trauma
angelsrgorgeous's review against another edition
5.0
Wow - there is quite a bit of truth in here!
Dostoyevsky continues to impress me with both the depth of his subjects and the eloquence with which he explores them:
"There exists no greater or more painful anxiety for a
man who has freed himself from all religious bias, than how he
shall soonest find a new object or idea to worship. But man seeks
to bow before that only which is recognized by the greater
majority, if not by all his fellow-men, as having a right to be
worshiped; whose rights are so unquestionable that men agree
unanimously to bow down to it. For the chief concern of these
miserable creatures is not to find and worship the idol of their
own choice, but to discover that which all others will believe
in, and consent to bow down to in a mass. "
Dostoyevsky continues to impress me with both the depth of his subjects and the eloquence with which he explores them:
"There exists no greater or more painful anxiety for a
man who has freed himself from all religious bias, than how he
shall soonest find a new object or idea to worship. But man seeks
to bow before that only which is recognized by the greater
majority, if not by all his fellow-men, as having a right to be
worshiped; whose rights are so unquestionable that men agree
unanimously to bow down to it. For the chief concern of these
miserable creatures is not to find and worship the idol of their
own choice, but to discover that which all others will believe
in, and consent to bow down to in a mass. "
catalina_monserrate's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
melinum's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
alanffm's review against another edition
5.0
This is a great collection of stories from The Brothers Karamazov and The House of the Dead. I'm at a loss for words - Dostoevsky has a way with archetypes, words, stories... just an amazing writer. While these excerpts are a great introduction, I recommend reading his original works.
saarahrust's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
byrenical's review against another edition
3.0
I deducted a star because he mentions bread too much as I ate too much of it today. If you have not ate too much bread this is worth a read, although quite heavy at points, almost as if you'd ate too much bread.
“Without a clear perception of his reasons for living, man will never consent to live, and will rather destroy himself than tarry on earth, though he be surrounded with bread.”
― Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Grand Inquisitor