The Brothers Karamazov by Manuel Komroff, John Bayley, Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Brothers Karamazov

Manuel Komroff, John Bayley, Fyodor Dostoevsky with Constance Garnett (Translator)

736 pages • first pub 1879 (editions)

fiction classics challenging dark reflective slow-paced
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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 79%
challenging 73%
dark 62%
emotional 56%
tense 34%
sad 31%
mysterious 28%
inspiring 18%
hopeful 16%
funny 13%
adventurous 8%
informative 7%
relaxing 1%

Pace

slow 79%
medium 19%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 57% | A mix: 39% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 5%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 41% | No: 13%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 48% | Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

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

Average rating

4.3

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