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4.31 AVERAGE
4.31 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
absolute fucking yapping contest.
Fyodor Pavlovitch yapped too much and thengot murdered
Ivan yapped too much and thenwent crazy
Mitya yapped too much and thenhe got arrested
Alyosha (my sweet baby creature) lived a long happy life and got himself a good reputation bc he knew when to SHUT THE FUCK UP
Fyodor Pavlovitch yapped too much and then
Ivan yapped too much and then
Mitya yapped too much and then
Alyosha (my sweet baby creature) lived a long happy life and got himself a good reputation bc he knew when to SHUT THE FUCK UP
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
2 stars for P&V translation. 5 stars for Avsey. P&V are trash.
What a book... I was fatigued by it's density after about 400 pages and took a break for a couple months. When I came back to it I found it absolutely enthralling. I finished the last 400 pages in three days. I highly recommend the Avsey translation. I attempted to read the P&V translation a couple years back and it made me nearly swear off Dostoyevsky for good. Glad I didn't, to say the least.
dark
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Who doesn't love some messy family drama?
For a book written in the 19th century, this book is really good. It touched a lot of aspects of life; faith, psychological, existential, social, cultural, you name it. The plot itself was actually not that spectacular, but for its time, it sorta was. It delivered in a deep, full of nuances way; it made you think instead of just read. Dostoevsky also let his story to unfold slowly and naturally; lots of conflicts beside the main conflict, some dragged for a few chapters, some don't even have resolutions—but that said, if it was intended from the start to be a book instead of series, I feel like he could compact it a little lol. The characters were complex, you can't really blame anyone (except maybe Fyodor). Surprisingly, the humor were good too.
The translations was quite hard for me to understand (which is understandable, it's a classic) as English is not my first language, but I quite enjoyed it. I probably should re-read it when I have more time and clearer headspace though.
For a book written in the 19th century, this book is really good. It touched a lot of aspects of life; faith, psychological, existential, social, cultural, you name it. The plot itself was actually not that spectacular, but for its time, it sorta was. It delivered in a deep, full of nuances way; it made you think instead of just read. Dostoevsky also let his story to unfold slowly and naturally; lots of conflicts beside the main conflict, some dragged for a few chapters, some don't even have resolutions—but that said, if it was intended from the start to be a book instead of series, I feel like he could compact it a little lol. The characters were complex, you can't really blame anyone (except maybe Fyodor). Surprisingly, the humor were good too.
The translations was quite hard for me to understand (which is understandable, it's a classic) as English is not my first language, but I quite enjoyed it. I probably should re-read it when I have more time and clearer headspace though.
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes