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Type: fiction

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Status: I recommend

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Authors: Fyodor Dostoevsky Richard Pevear Larissa Volokhonsky

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Tags: fiction mystery russian evil

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Description: Fascinating for its almost suffocating and unremitting analysis of the complexity of the humanFascinating for its almost suffocating and unremitting analysis of the complexity of the human psyche as well as for its timeless analysis of the issues of faith versus science. The chapter called The Great Inquisitor is simply amazing. And all written in the 18th century! The book is very long and I cannot say that it is so gripping that you wish it were even longer. I also found it uneven in its narrative flow. In the end, however, it worth the voyage. ...

2006-07-13