The Brothers Karamazov
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The Brothers Karamazov

by Fiódor Dostoievski

1880•Drama•821 pages

Taste attributes: dramapsychologicalcrimeslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipself destruction/implosioninjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeExpect a heavy, moving novel, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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4.3 / 5

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About This Book

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 excitement stirred by the publication, in 1866, of Crime and Punishment.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaPsychologicalCrimeComplex relationshipSelf destruction/implosionInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

ClassicsLiterary19th century fictionRussian NovelCrime and criminalsRussian literatureLiterary fictionMurder

Details

Author
Fiódor Dostoievski
Published
1880
Pages
821
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