The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Brothers Karamazov

Fyodor Dostoevsky with Constance Garnett

fiction classics challenging dark reflective slow-paced

880 pages | first published 1879

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The Brothers Karamazov, Dostoevsky's crowning achievement, is a tale of patricide and family rivalry that embodies the moral and spiritual dissolution of an entire society (Russia in the 1870s). It created a national furor comparable only to the e...
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Summary of 7577 reviews

Moods

reflective 78%
challenging 73%
dark 60%
emotional 51%
tense 33%
mysterious 27%
sad 26%
inspiring 14%
funny 13%
hopeful 13%
adventurous 7%
informative 5%

Pace

slow 81%
medium 18%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 59% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 18%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 50% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 1%

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4.26

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