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The Brothers Karamazov [Naxos AudioBooks Edition]

By: Constance Garnett - translator, Fyodor Dostoevsky
Narrated by: Constantine Gregory
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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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Great Story; Great Narrator

If you're going to listen to someone for 36 hours, they better be just right, and this guy was amazing. He was able to give the different characters the subtlest of vocal differentiation so that the story and its many plots and and subplots did not get too confusing in an an audiobook format.

The story was very long, but rewarding. There is a reason this book is a much loved classic. If you have a couple if long road trips, this is the book for you.

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Beautiful

This book broke my heart in the best possible way.

This reading is excellent - good clear audio quality and the narrator has a pleasant voice that's remarkably consistent throughout.

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highly recommend this book!

The Brothers Karamazov has a great story about philosophy, the existence of God, and free will. Given that it was written in Russian, the names are a little tough to keep straight at first. But Dostoyevsky created fantastic characters one can't help but connect with. Also, the narrator was great, and spoke in a very consistent tone throughout the book.

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Perhaps the greatest novel ever written

I have read and listened to this novel numerous times. I never tire of the story, the characters, or the settings. Very many subplots and memorable minor characters. Highly recommended

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One of the greatest pieces of literature!

truly incredible and a shame Dostoyevsky passed before finishing the sequel. I would absolutely recommend and will probably read again to absorb it all.

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A simply wonderful tale

a beautiful view into the aristocracy of 18th century provincial Russia. full of emotion, privilege, intrigued, the undying questions of life. I will easily revisit this book many times throughout my life and recommended it to all.

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inspiring and unique

The book is just incredible, let's live it at that. I would take too long to describe. also the voice performance of the book is probably one if the best so far.

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Artistic Performance.

This book "… has been acclaimed as one of the supreme achievements in world literature" according to Wikipedia and I recommend it on that basis. However, 37 hours? There must be an abridged version.

On the other hand both the narration and translation are first rate. In addition the book was published almost 150 years ago and is historically valuable. Especially knowing what the 20th century had in store for Rusia.

Finally, the work is a soap opera/melodrama from beginning to end. The cast is in perpetual adolescent emotional turmoil often leading to serious illness and even death.

I think a second listen will be more satisfying because I am now gotten used to the hormone drenched style. However, the courtroom speeches are hopeless and worth comparing to more contemporary works like Murder She Wrote. The only real issue was reasonable doubt but that was given small consideration in favor of histrionics

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Hooray!

Brilliant reading by Constantine Gregory. As another reviewer posted, I’ve tried reading Bros K many times, trying to make notes of who’s who, but to no avail. I’d always give up. Gregory’s performance made the book much more accessible. Right when I finished it, I immediately wanted to start over.

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I can't believe Darth Vader was his dad!

This book goes on forever. The character development is very thorough. The details of each event nearly over communicated. I appreciated how it captured various moments of human condition and even in modern day the characters are still relatable.

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