Summary of this Book... | ||
Family rivalry embodying the disintegration of a whole society, Russia, in the 1870s. It is also a story of patricide, into the sordid unfolding of which Dostoyevsky introduces a love-hate struggle with profound psychological and spiritual implications. | ||
I especially liked... | ||
Dostoevsky has a way with fascinating relationships between the men and women of his stories. Also, he is a man of faith unafraid to address problems and controversy. | ||
I didn't like... | ||
The ending! What was up with that!?!? | ||
When I finished reading this Book I wanted to... | ||
Throw it across the room because I didn't like the ending. | ||
This Book made me feel... | ||
Tense, sad, angry but in some parts happy. | ||
The author of this Book... | ||
Is a genius. His works are filled with so much it's impossible to get it all with one reading. | ||
I recommend this Book because... | ||
It's an intense psychological thriller with profound meaning. | ||
I don't recommend this Book because... | ||
Apparently the ending is the way it is because there was a sequel planned but Dostoevsky died before he could start on it so the ending kind of leaves the reader hanging with minimal closure. | ||
Further Comments... | ||
If you've read any other of Dostoevsky's works, namely "Crime and Punishment" like me, you'll like this book. | ||
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Created Jan 29, 2003 at 11:54pm •
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