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panastasia's review against another edition
3.5
Μια οικογένεια και ο στενός τους περίγυρος άγονται και φέρονται από την υπόσχεση μιας κληρονομιάς που θα λύσει τα οικονομικά τους προβλήματα. Σχεδιάζουν, οργανώνουν, συνομωτούν με αδημονία για τον χρηματικό πλούτο που τους περιμένει.
Η εύθραυστη φύση της πραγματικότητας αυτής όμως καταρρέει μπροστά στα μάτια τους διότι ο τζόγος δένει στα δεσμά του κάθε ψυχή αλλά δε λύνει καμία. Άσκοπα πονταρίσματα πάνε και έρχονται στην πράσινη τσόχα και χάνονται κάπου ανάμεσα στο κόκκινο και το μαύρο.
Η αδηφάγα απληστία του ανθρώπου που αγωνιά να κερδίσει ότι προλαβαίνει, να απλώσει το κουρασμένο και ανάξιο χέρι του όπου μπορεί.
Ας μου επιτραπεί η έκφραση, με κάθε σεβασμό στο κείμενο: όλα τα λεφτά η μπαμπουλινκα.
"Δε μπορώ να υποφέρω τους τίμιους ανθρώπους που φοβάσαι να τους πλησιάσεις."
A family and their inner circle are driven by the promise of an inheritance that will solve their financial problems. They plan, organize, plot with eagerness for the rich future that awaits them.
The fragile nature of this reality, however, collapses in front of their eyes because gambling binds every soul but does not let go of any. Pointless stakes come and go on the green felt and get lost somewhere between red and black.
The ravenous greed of people too anxious to gain what they can, where they can stretch out their weary and unworthy hands.
Allow me the expression, with all due respect to the text; babulinka was awesome af.
"I can't stand honest people whom you're afraid to approach."
Η εύθραυστη φύση της πραγματικότητας αυτής όμως καταρρέει μπροστά στα μάτια τους διότι ο τζόγος δένει στα δεσμά του κάθε ψυχή αλλά δε λύνει καμία. Άσκοπα πονταρίσματα πάνε και έρχονται στην πράσινη τσόχα και χάνονται κάπου ανάμεσα στο κόκκινο και το μαύρο.
Η αδηφάγα απληστία του ανθρώπου που αγωνιά να κερδίσει ότι προλαβαίνει, να απλώσει το κουρασμένο και ανάξιο χέρι του όπου μπορεί.
Ας μου επιτραπεί η έκφραση, με κάθε σεβασμό στο κείμενο: όλα τα λεφτά η μπαμπουλινκα.
"Δε μπορώ να υποφέρω τους τίμιους ανθρώπους που φοβάσαι να τους πλησιάσεις."
A family and their inner circle are driven by the promise of an inheritance that will solve their financial problems. They plan, organize, plot with eagerness for the rich future that awaits them.
The fragile nature of this reality, however, collapses in front of their eyes because gambling binds every soul but does not let go of any. Pointless stakes come and go on the green felt and get lost somewhere between red and black.
The ravenous greed of people too anxious to gain what they can, where they can stretch out their weary and unworthy hands.
Allow me the expression, with all due respect to the text; babulinka was awesome af.
"I can't stand honest people whom you're afraid to approach."
scorchra's review against another edition
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
diogobulhosa's review against another edition
4.0
agora quero levar a dona ilda ao casino numa experiência social
little_bliss's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
danielhume's review against another edition
5.0
My second favorite Dostoevsky novel so far. This man is a genius.
sidharthvardhan's review against another edition
3.0
"Do you know that sometimes I could kill you?—not because I do not love you, or am jealous of you, but, because I feel as though I could simply devour you..."
Droversky was once obssessed by gambling and that must had helped him in bringing out Alexi's obssession for same. Alexi is a youth full of spirit. Like most young man he is too optimistic and this optimism along with his love for Polina takes him to roullete. Despite his constant ramblings, he fails to see that Polina's love for himself. Polina's outburst and Alexi's ramblings towards the end shows the genuis in Droversky's understanding of human psycholgy.
Droversky meant to point out that gambling is a vice. All who gambled on behalf of finally end up in major losses. This was in tone with his own experience.
P.S. Blanche De Cominges is now one of my favorite characters.
Droversky was once obssessed by gambling and that must had helped him in bringing out Alexi's obssession for same. Alexi is a youth full of spirit. Like most young man he is too optimistic and this optimism along with his love for Polina takes him to roullete. Despite his constant ramblings, he fails to see that Polina's love for himself. Polina's outburst and Alexi's ramblings towards the end shows the genuis in Droversky's understanding of human psycholgy.
Droversky meant to point out that gambling is a vice. All who gambled on behalf of finally end up in major losses. This was in tone with his own experience.
P.S. Blanche De Cominges is now one of my favorite characters.
weejman33's review against another edition
3.0
I cannot fathom reading “The Brothers Karamazov” and actually enjoying it.
lauuuuva's review against another edition
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.25
stolb's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5