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A good story of moral choice and action.
challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-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
challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

reading this for class was really valuable especially since there’s just so much to dissect within this book. the religious imagery and the power dynamics were two of my favorite things to pick apart because they seemed quite unexpected. i will admit that i was confused for a good chunk of the book as to the meanings of certain actions or the inclusion of different passages, but it all connected at the end - a masterful work concerning the true nature of humanity, alienation, guilt, and more !!!

3.5
my adhd ass was struggling to finish this book

Solid 4.5. Dostoyevsky strikes again with amazing characterization and an unbeatable understanding of the human mind. Easier read than TBK, and gives more fire to my suspicion that TBK is the greatest book ever written.

4.5

Did I finish the book or did the book finish me? Sweet lord what the heck was that.