About this title: THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV states and exemplifies Dostoevsky's most urgent concerns as a writer: the struggle between faith and the lack of it, the nature of love and hate, the question of God's existence, and generational conflict. The latter is represented in his novel by the father, Fyodor Karamazov, and his four very different sons: the saintly Alyosha, passionately sensual Dmitri, Ivan the intellectual, and the repulsive bastard son, Smerdyakov, who eventually becomes the murderer of his cruel father. All four sons, however, hate him, and the question of guilt is ambiguous. It has been ...
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Description: Fair. 0140445277 Underlining & margin writing only up to page 34. Moisture warping & light staining across bottom. Significant cover wear and creasing with slight tear, but no spine creases. Just a few page corner bends. Tight binding. Very readable. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 1993
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date Published: 1993
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Edition: early reprint
Binding: hardcover
Publisher: Macmillan, New York
Date Published: 1923
Description: Very good+, no dj, bright gold-stamped gray cloth. Thick vol. 838 pgs, Trans. from the Russian by Constance Garnett. Measures 7.25 x 5 x 1.75. No names, clean text. Nice tight early printing. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 1993
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Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: 1966
Date Published: 1966
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 1993-08-01
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 1993-08-01
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780140445275ISBN:0140445277
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. plastic cover, minor crease. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 960 p. Penguin Classics. Audience: General/trade. Classic novel of guilt and family rivalry following the murder of depraved landowner Fyodor Karamazov. Critical introduction & notes. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Macmillan Company, New York
Date Published: 1917
Description: Poor. No dust jacket. Grey cloth cover with gold gilt lettering on spine. Binding is loose and fragile. Pages are yellowing, foxing, and brittle. Bumping and rubbing to edges and corners. Hinges are cracking. xii, 838 p., 1 l. 19 cm. The novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky. v. 1.. Printed in Great Britain. "First printed in the 'Russky Viestnik' in 1879 and 1880; this translation first published 1912, new impressions 1913-1919. " read more
"I think this was the most rewarding novel I have read so far. The author demonstrates convincing insights into a thorough range of human emotions. The novel reminds me that most of mankind is capable of chaotic baseness and selfless dignity. Dostoyevesky's portrayal of mankind is pessimistic and emphasizes our "underbelly", yet, he romantically offers a redemption to our shared folly with characters like Alexei that remind the good part of us to love and re-awaken our dignity to live with honesty and generosity. I enjoyed Dostoyevsky more than Tolstoy for his darker philosophical dialogue from characters like Ivan and Kolya. I loved the Karamazov's father. He is ridiculously vile. He is bluntly egocentric and its a delight to read him wallowing in his buffoonery.
I loved the contrasting arguments of Ivan's Atheistic poem and the following chapter on Zosima's conversion to Christianity. The theme of destruction and chaos are especially rewarding in providing a backdrop to our shared baseness and depravity.
For the past couple of weeks upon beginning my reading throughout until conclusion, the novel always stirred deep rewarding emotions. Feelings of respect, concern, and compassion seemed to accompany each reading. Brothers of Karamazov is comical, philosophically challenging, emotionally stirring, morally engaging, and psychologically enlightening. It has a fantastic exciting plot. It has masculine compelling characters. Finally, the dialogue...the dialogue ought to be read like scripture. Its packed with meaning and insight. Brothers was incredibly rewarding. I want to reread it again and again."
"When my aunt gave this book to me I cringed, and looked at how many pages there were (1045 - sigh). I also noted that there were several parts with no paragraphs. That being said, I had never read Dostoevsky, and considered him on the list of authors I felt important to read. Since my aunt has never given me a bad book, I not-so-excitedly began. After getting a couple hundred pages in, I had hope that I could finish, but I dragged. When my friend Josh said he started reading it as well, and was almost as far as me, it was enough to encourage me to push on...and I am quite happy I did, both for the story, and for reading my first book over 1000 pages.
The foreword was very important, and helped me a lot as I started in. It took me a while to get used to the names and recognize the characters, and the writing is in a style that is not used today. Not an Old English style, but structured differently, and it took me some time to adjust. Same when there was dialogue.
Four brothers and their father. Each character, true to their attributes...Ivan, the intellectual with atheistic/agnostic ideas; Dimitry, the emotional and passionate extremist; Alexi, the pure one that all love; and Smerdaykov, the illicit one, smart beyond his simple facade. The father that is self consumed, and derives little or no sympathy after his murder.
I enjoyed the character development, the murder, and how everything is tied together eventually. I couldn't help but be reminded of Stephen King's 'Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption'. There are several subplots going on throughout the book, not the least of which is God and his existence. Greed, betrayal, sex (although not explicit), jealousy, faith, and family all have their parts in here.
I'm sure there could be semester courses to dissect everything and have leftovers. I look at is as a huge meal that everyone consideres a delicacy, and as I found some parts exquisite, others I ate to fast to savor anything...but certainly sated after finishing."
"Tenía mucho tiempo con ganas de leer este libro, pero no me había animado. Supongo que me intimidaba por varias razones, su extensión, el hecho de ser un clásico de la literatura universal, y etceteras, entre ellos falta de tiempo y tranquilidad.
Qué maravilla, la verdad fué lo mejor que pude haber hecho. Soy lectora todo terreno. Leo de todo porque quiero leerlo todo. Siempre me gana la curiosidad, y a veces esto me ha metido en más de un libro que me hace pasar bochornos.
Pero este libro tiene todo lo que te puedes imaginar, y que puedes esperar, si eres un lector y fan de la forma novela. Es alucinante lo que logra Dostoievski en esta su última novela (me hubiera encantado saber por dónde la pensaba llevar). Yo por lo menos no había escuchado este dato en particular lo suficiente.
Lo siento, nunca estudié literatura pero me encanta leer. Y este libro tiene todo. La historia te va llevando siempre, tiene personajes entrañables, que ojo que no te caen bien, no son simpáticos, pero acabas sintiéndolos muy cercanos y muy vivos. Tiene varios momentos en donde los personajes tienen unos monólogos tremendos sobre filosofía, religión, espiritualidad, que si la humanidad está perdida en su egoísmo, o en defensa de los niños.
Y una línea en la narración que en ningún momento pierde la tensión y te va llevando por todos lados haciendo que todo tenga sentido. Así que sientes todo lo que puedes sentir cuando una historia te conmueve, te transforma, te enseña cosas de tí mismo. En fin, que te mueve el piso.
No sé si puedo decir que los personajes me caen bien. De hecho solo lo puedo decir de Alexei (Aliosha! Lo quiero!), es difícil no quererlo! Por lo bienintencionado e ingenuo que es, aunque esto mismo a momentos me desesperaba de él.
Dimitri, cae fatal, pero al ver como los hechos lo van transformando acabé también queriéndolo, aunque me parezca un bestia, un bocón y un escandaloso.
La Grushenka, al principio la odié también, por frívola y por mala onda, por jugar con la gente y por vanidosa, pero después también acabé solidarizando con ella porque no es ninguna tonta, porque tiene su carácter, y porque cuando la ves sufriendo el dramón no puedes más que simpatizar con ella. Definitivamente me cayó más bien ella que Katia.
Katia me pareció un poco mosquita muerta, la típica sacrificada que un día explota y sale con una venganza mucho más mala onda que si no hubiera aguantado tanto. Aunque dice una línea tan romántica que la tengo que citar "Nuestro amor ha terminado ....... pero amo dolorosamente nuestro pasado". (Ajúa!)
Ivan es extraño, como personaje es el que menos me convenció, de repente es más lo que se discute de él, que lo que él mismo opina o aporta (aunque aparece bastante, y tiene sus monólogos). Me parece que quedó más en lo que representa, el intelectual que no cree en Dios, ni en la vida eterna, representa el lado de la ciencia, de los laicos, que solo piensan en sí mismos y que no pueden querer al prójimo. (No digo más para no meter spoilers)
El Fedor Pavlovich tiene más presencia aunque no aparece tanto. Ese hombre te da asco, la mala semilla, pero en vez de ser el hijo, como suele ser en los libros, es el padre. Y muchos personajes, Smerdianov (envidioso deprimente), Kolia (inteligente y precoz), Illusha y su familia, Rakitin (guácala), los Polacos que llegan con el ex de Grushenka, en fin, muchos más que son igual de memorables.
Aunque ha cambiado mucho nuestra forma de relacionarnos, como sociedad, con respecto a la religión y la vida espiritual, las ceremonias o en pareja, suceden cosas y situaciones que no se sienten tan distintas a las nuestras. El concepto del bien y del mal sigue siendo el mismo, nuestras intenciones al hacer una cosa o la opuesta también lo son. En eso es como estar leyendo algo completamente cercano, y los personajes son tan vivos y tan reales, que te caigan bien o te caigan mal sales afectado. Yo definitivamente se que los voy a extrañar."
"I remember that after reading this, Dostoevsky's final book, and the last book I read by him, that it became my all-time favourite. If I gave 5 stars to Crime and Punishment, then I would have given 6 to The Brothers Karamazov. I must have focused on plot the first time I read it, but knew, even at the time, that there was so much more to it that I had to read it again. I did. But all I remember is that if Crime and Punishment made me think, The Brothers Karamazov made me really think.
I can say, if you've never read Dostoevsky, and plan only to read one of his books, I would recommend you read The Brothers Karamazov - and I have a feeling I am going to have to read it for a third time!"
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