Goodreads synopsis: Dostoyevsky's passionate concern for people and his intense desire to grasp the meaning of life led him to explore the secret depths of humanity's struggles and sins. No action or thought was ever too corrupt or too inhuman for his understanding. The Brothers Karamazov was his last and greatest work. This extraordinary novel tells the dramatic story of four brothers-Dmitri, pleasure-seeking, impatient, unruly...Ivan, brilliant and morose ...Alyosha, gentle, loving, honest...and the illegitimate Smerdyakov, sly, silent, cruel. Driven by intense passion, they become involved in the brutal murder of their own father, one of the most loathsome characters in all literature.
My rating: 5 stars.
Content warnings: PG-13. Some violence, descriptions of violence, and sexual content.
Thoughts: The story is so rich and deep it's hard to do it justice in a summary review of it. This book delves into the deepest parts of mankind, from depravity to holiness, and doesn't shy away from showing things as they really are. But it shows us hope in humanity too. Definitely worth a read, or a reread.
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