The Brothers Karamazov, FM Dostoyevsky
Absolutely beautiful novel, perhaps only second to Don Quixote imo. I really really liked the meeting with the devil that Ivan experienced in the midst of his delirium tremors, I found that very striking. The clash of philosophies, the soap opera dramas, Christianity vs Atheism I loved it so much. I feel like I’ll need to read this book 5 more times before I can fully appreciate it, but I’ll definitely have to be waiting 5 years lol.
My only complaints are difficulty with the layout of some of the sentences what with the English translation and the fact that it took a while for me to understand a lot of the names and contexts behind the novel, being a 20 YO man from Australia. 10/10 must read for anyone grappling with morality.
Posted Sep 6, 2025, 9:04 PM UTC