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107 reviews
Fyodor Dostoevsky

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002

Dostoevsky's final major work...a masterpiece
A truly wonderful piece of fiction. Dostoevsky's (1821-1881) classic work was written towards the end of his life (between 1879-1880). It is a tale of a dysfunctional Russian middle class family; the story follows significant events in the lives of the father (Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov) and his three sons (Dmitri, Ivan and Alexei). Although the first half of the story is slow to develop ...

The Brothers Karamazov (Everyman's Library)

214 reviews
Fyodor Dostoevsky

Everyman's Library, 1992

Amazing
"All religions are based upon this desire and I am a believer." He comes as close as any author to expressing truth in fiction.

The Brothers Karamazov (Vintage Classics)

30 reviews
Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Vintage, 1991

A Must-Read, Thoroughly Engrossing Masterpiece
In an attempt to cultivate a more enlightened self, I recently chose to read Fyodor Dostoevsky's, The Brothers Karamazov. I have never read anything quite like this, though admittedly, I am not extensively read in the classics, and most assuredly, this is a literary masterpiece. A most enjoyable read, clever, humorous, but most importantly, an extremely thought-provoking piece of work, this ...

Anna Karenina (Penguin Classics)

11 reviews
Leo Tolstoy

Penguin Books, 2003

Sense of Self
"Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way" - Leo Tolstoy from Anna Karenina Anna Karenina is a beautifully written novel about three families: the Oblonskys, the Levins, and the Karenins. The first line (one of the most famous in literature) hints at Tolstoy's own views about happy and unhappy marriages having these same three families also represent ...

Crime and Punishment (Everyman's Library (Cloth))

464 reviews
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Richard Pevear, ...

Everyman's Library, 1993

A masterpiece from cover to cover
Dostoevsky has crafted a monolithic work of literature in every respect here. This book contains all the elements of vintage Dostoevsky--unforgettable characters, a gripping plot, layers of meaning, captivating style and poignant sprinkles of humor. The book is broad in its scope, exploring numerous themes--alienation from society, criminal psychology, poverty, benevolence, confession, ...

War and Peace

58 reviews
Leo Tolstoy

Knopf, 2007

How to read War and Peace, and enjoy it completely
War and Peace is, without question, the greatest historical novel ever written. However, if you carry a copy of War and Peace with you anywhere, you will be subjected to ridicule of many varieties. This, of course, says more about the critics than the reader. It tells us first that most people have largely lived their lives deprived of reading one of the most "need to read" books in Western ...

Crime and Punishment

35 reviews
Fyodor Dostoevsky

Vintage, 1993

Crime and Punishment
What can I say that hasn't been said already? This is probably the best fictional study of the effects of guilt and radical ideas on a troubled mind. The prose is flowing, and it's not hard to see why Dostoevsky considered his novels "poems". Dostoevsky's works in general are marred by a flaw I prefer to ignore as much as I can, and in this novel it is hardly present. Dostoesky's politics are ...

Dead Souls: A Novel

33 reviews
Nikolai Gogol

Vintage, 1997

Dead Souls: Translation is Everything
Perhaps no other novel requires a more exacting translation than Nikolai Gogol's "Dead Souls." This translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky isn't bad, but it gives the book the Pevear/Volokhonsky treatment ... read their translations of The Brothers Karamazov, Anna Karenina and Dead Souls back to back and you'd think they were written by the same novelist (well, if you're from Mars ...

Anna Karenina

238 reviews
Leo Tolstoy, Richard Pevear, ...

Viking Adult, 2001

both timeless and of its era
Many themes of Anna Karenina are timeless: marriage, infidelity, the roles of men and women, personal fulfillment, honor, spirituality, and naturalism. If that isn't enough, then Tolstoy offers an 18th-century look at Russian society and culture, still well before the run-up to the revolution. Don't look to Tolstoy for enlightened feminism, although one of the characters argues for education and ...

Anna Karenina (Oprah's Book Club)

169 reviews
Leo Tolstoy

Penguin Classics, 2004

Human emotions and relationships -- a literary masterpiece!
It took me several months to read all 817 pages of this amazing novel which was published in segments between 1873 and 1877 in a Russian periodical. Every time I picked it up it transported me to a time and a place and a way of life that is long since gone. That it not what makes this novel great, however. What makes it great is the human relationships and emotions which are just as real today ...

The Three Musketeers

7 reviews
Alexandre Dumas père

Viking Adult, 2006

Pevear's Translation is the Best!!
Richard Pevear's translation of the Three Musketeers is without a doubt the best I have ever seen. His translation makes the story flow much easier and makes the language much more intelligible to modern readers. My hope is that he continues to translate Dumas' other works where the Musketeers also make an appearance. I would recommend this book to those who have already read previous ...

The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol

11 reviews
Nikolai Gogol

Vintage, 1999

Sheer Genius (and a good translation)
This is the kind of writing that makes me questions why movies even exist. The style, the sentences, the humor, the feel is all something unique, unpredictable, and unmistakable. These plots are bizarre, intriguing and it is nearly impossible to guess the endings. All this coming from a translated work is a success for the writer and the translators. The Overcoat, Diary of a Madman, & the Nose ...

Poems 1959-1975

1 review
Yves Bonnefoy

Vintage, 1985

A blessing, a masterpiece
The two books anthologized here--Written Stone and In the Lure of the Threshold--count as two of the most powerful documents of the mystical (or human) experience on record. Comparable to Rilke's Sonnets to Orpheus and Duino Elegies, Bonnefoy's verse is flawless and mythic, demanding fierce contemplation and a relentless examination of life and death. I've worn out four copies, and I'd gladly ...

The Adolescent

11 reviews
Fyodor Dostoevsky

Vintage, 2004

The Most Modern Novel I've Read in a Year
If you judge this book on plot and style - you would probably be inclined to toss it after the first hundred pages. However, plot and style are not parts of what modern art is all about. Every reader is, essentially, a passive consumer, sometimes endowed with a degree of healthy curiosity. And every writer's goal today, in my opinion, is to penetrate deeply into the heart and mind of such a ...

Notes from Underground

131 reviews
Fyodor Dostoevsky

Vintage, 1994

Superb character development
The underground man is the best-developed character I have come across. A reader can take what they want from this book. Everyone's reaction will vary. I'm sure there are people who won't enjoy it but I can not imagine anyone not finding it thought-provoking

Stories of Anton Chekhov

17 reviews
Anton Chekhov

Bantam, 2000

perceptive and heartbreaking
Chekhov simply astonishes. "The Lady with the Little Dog," one of his most famous stories, is rendered splendidly by Pevar and Volokhonsky. I don't know of any other writer who captures the confusion, fear and excitement of romantic love as well as Chekhov does here. The last line is perfect.

The Master and Margarita (Penguin Classics)

340 reviews
Mikhail Bulgakov

Penguin Classics, 2001

A extraordinary novel
There is little I can add to the many excellent reviews of this unique novel; it repays re-reading and study. Professor Kevin Moss at Middlebury College maintains an excellent site dedicated to this novel. There are illustrations from various editions, maps of places and a guide to the characters. Professor Moss describes the site: "These Master & Margarita pages are intended as a ...

Aias (Greek Tragedy in New Translations)

6 reviews
Sophocles

Oxford University Press, USA, 1999

"A brilliant addition to a distinguished series"
"A brilliant addition to a distinguished series". That's what Bernard Knox said, and I couldn't agree more. I think most of us who love the classics will agree that if Knox says it is good, he can be taken at his word! This translation is by a somewhat unlikely team. I knew Richard Pevear for his stunning, that is the only word for it, translations of great Russian masterworks such as The ...

The Idiot

23 reviews
Fyodor Dostoevsky

Vintage, 2003

A Contender for the greatest Russian novel?
If the title of this review grabbed your attention, you may argue with me. I believe, however, that the Idiot and Anna Karenina vie for this title (sorry, War and Peace, Crime and Punishment and Brothers Karamazov). Why? Dostoevsky has the uncanny knack of including every possible facet of human society, foibles, loves, hopes, dreams and disasters in his novels. (he shares this ability with ...

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