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Brothers Karamazov

By: Fyodor Dostoevsky, Constance Garnett - translator
Narrated by: Simon Vance
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 The Brothers Karamazov is Dostoevsky's crowning life work and stands among the best novels in world literature.

The book probes the possible roles of four brothers in the unresolved murder of their father, Fyodor Karamazov. At the same time, it carefully explores the personalities and inclinations of the brothers themselves. Their psyches together represent the full spectrum of human nature, the continuum of faith and doubt.

Ultimately, this novel seeks to understand the real meaning of faith and existence and includes much beneficial philosophical and spiritual discussion that moves the reader towards faith. An incredibly enjoyable and edifying story!

Public Domain (P)2005 Mission Audio Classics Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Literary History & Criticism Psychological Russian & Soviet World Literature Fiction Romance
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It is no surprise that Dostoyevsky is widely regarded as a master story teller. His capacity to describe the human condition is unsurpassed.

A true classic

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Deep & thought provoking. Life is absurd, but beautiful. So many themes to chew on. Absolutely loved it

Narrator was outstanding & the story, timeless

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This book is beautiful like all works by Dostoyevsky. I love the way he works his philosophy into the story but without it being intrusive or out of place. My only quibble is I would prefer it to have been read by Anthony Heald (who read Crime and Punishment). If you haven’t read Dostoyevsky before, this is a good place to start

Rich and complex

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This considered one of the greatest novels of all time. I found it a little hard to follow at times but it had some captivating moments. Audible needs to add chapter titles.

A Classic

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Nothing but fictional religious dribble, written as if it tells stories of great importance, but lacking that all together .

Childish

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possibly lost something in the translation. I can strike it off the list of classics to be read. not sure why it is on the list.

the end thank god

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Big chaos energy.
I found some parts extremely boring, and others intriguing.
The story bounces around everywhere, and is almost as chaotic as the characters.

Chaotic

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