Book reviews

I've updated my list. Here goes.

Book # 3 : The Brothers Karamazov by Fydor Dostoyevsky

Everybody has heard of Crime and Punishment but critics call this Dostoyevsky’s best book. Einstein called it perhaps the greatest novel ever written. Freud referred to it often. Tolstoy died with it next to his bed. What do I think? Well, I have the goal of reading a bunch of the classics while in BF to make up for the relative lack of reading during college, and I decided to start with the Brothers. I believe it has been an excellent choice.
It’s an 800 page book that reads like 400 it’s so well written. Yet it’s no Redwall; there’s much to think about including religion, crime, guilt, community, wealth, and poverty. It covers much ground in great depth, makes one stop and think, and manages to tie it all together fluidly with a great storyline. That’s the definition of a great novel, right? Highly recommended.