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The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky [⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐]

9 Oct 2021 2 minute read 2 comments trumanrose

The Brothers Karamazov (1879-1880) is about... a lot of things. It involves four main protagonists namely, Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov and his three sons Dmitri, Ivan, and Alyosha. It has heavy themes on morality and theology, but the main topic is pa...

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky [⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐]

The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoevsky [⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐]

9 Sep 2021 2 minute read 3 comments trumanrose

The Gambler (1866) revolves around Alexei Ivanovich, a tutor employed by a Russian family living in a hotel suite. For me, the story is mainly character-driven, as opposed to plot-driven. We see how the set of characters deal with money and their sel...