The Brothers Karamazov: A Novel in Four Parts and an Epilogue by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Brothers Karamazov: A Novel in Four Parts and an Epilogue

Fyodor Dostoevsky with David McDuff (Translator)

fiction classics challenging dark reflective slow-paced

985 pages | first published 1879

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Fyodor Dostoyevsky's powerful meditation on faith, meaning and morality, The Brothers Karamazov is translated with an introduction and notes by David McDuff in Penguin Classics. When brutal landowner Fyodor Karamazov is murdered, the lives of his ...
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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: 49% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

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

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