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Fraţii Karamazov by Albert Kovacs, Isabella Dumbravă, Ovidiu Constantinescu, Fyodor Dostoevsky
14 reviews
gracchian's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
You will become well-acquainted with the cast of characters imagined by Dostoevsky. You will hate almost all of them, but this hate will be followed by pity, and, in the end, you will rest somewhere in the nest Dostoevsky has built for you—a space above the dizzying drama of the tragedy, wherein you hold no grudges, pity all, and wish only to see that love expressed by all. You will be betrayed and wronged by the characters in this book, and you will forgive them even as they betray you. You will learn what it is that Dostoevsky is trying to portray in Alyosha, or in the monastic Zossima, and you'll be offered a seat at their divinely virtuous table. The book truly brings you into it, and becomes a lived transformation for the reader who attentively follows it—and, it must be said, it is very difficult indeed to not attentively follow Karamazov when it gets going.
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Grief
Minor: Child death
There is not an ounce of violence glorified in this book. Though there are infinitely heavy subjects brought to the reader's attention, Dostoevsky's message is clear: the one salvation is to love one another, to forgive one another even when one has been wronged, and to aspire to some higher purpose beyond oneself.abbyreadsbigbooks123's review against another edition
1.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Death of parent, Gore, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Self harm, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death, Murder, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Violence
ninjasunknown's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Alcoholism and Religious bigotry
cnohero's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Death of parent