The Karamazov Brothers by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Karamazov Brothers

Fyodor Dostoevsky with Ignat Avsey

1058 pages • first pub 1879 (editions)

fiction classics challenging dark reflective slow-paced

Description

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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Moods

reflective 80%
challenging 73%
dark 61%
emotional 51%
tense 33%
mysterious 28%
sad 27%
inspiring 16%
funny 13%
hopeful 12%
adventurous 7%
informative 6%

Pace

slow 81%
medium 17%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 57% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 5%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 39% | No: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 49% | Yes: 34% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

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

Average rating

4.27

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