The Brothers Karamazov [Naxos AudioBooks Edition] Audiobook By Constance Garnett - translator, Fyodor Dostoevsky cover art

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Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a titanic figure among the world's great authors, and The Brothers Karamazov is often hailed as his finest novel. A masterpiece on many levels, it transcends the boundaries of a gripping murder mystery to become a moving account of the battle between love and hate, faith and despair, compassion and cruelty, good and evil.

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Dostoevsky's fascinating exploration of religion, Russia, family and evil -- the 3 Brothers Karamazov -- is likely one of the top 10 novels of all time.

Maybe I'm mellowing. I found Dostoevsky's THE IDIOT more enjoyable and compelling. I also prefer Tolstoy.

A general thought and criticism of Dostoevsky's work: though I don't know much of Dostoevsky's background, I believe he was mistreated by the opposite sex; I find his females hysterical (and I don't use that term to mean "extremely funny").

An assessment of the narration: the narrator has 2 of the 4 important male characters, the father and son Dmitri, neighing like drunken geldings.

Riveting, if not for the drunken geldings

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The Brothers Karamazov took me awhile to finish, but it was definitely worth the effort. By the end I was in tears. Hurrah for Karamazov!

Best novel I have ever listed to.

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Hard to get past the beginning but eventally all the chapters tie together. Long book but good.

Slow start, long, gets better

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If you see Dostoyevsky, tell him that I love him.

I love you, too, Alyosha.

A True Masterpiece

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The book is great. You know this. It reads easily at times and offers unparalleled philosophical depth at others. But narration is absolutely sublime. I hesitate to call it narration because it really is acting. Constantine Gregory brings each of the very many characters to life and makes this very long book an absolute pleasure to listen to. I re-listened to certain passages more than once just to hear his performance again. His Russian name pronunciation is perfect. Definitely go with this version!

Amazing story with SUBLIME acting

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