The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Brothers Karamazov

Fyodor Dostoevsky with Richard Pevear (Translator), Larissa Volokhonsky (Translator)

796 pages • first pub 1879 (editions)

fiction classics challenging dark reflective slow-paced

Description

Dostoevsky's last and greatest novel is, above all, the story of a murder, told with hair-raising intellectual clarity and a feeling for the human condition unsurpassed in world literature. It is a masterpiece that chronicles the bitter love-hate ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 8,098 reviews

Moods

reflective 79%
challenging 73%
dark 60%
emotional 51%
tense 33%
mysterious 28%
sad 27%
inspiring 15%
funny 13%
hopeful 12%
adventurous 6%
informative 6%

Pace

slow 81%
medium 18%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 58% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 5%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 40% | No: 17%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 50% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

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

Average rating

4.26

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