Katie’s Reviews > The Brothers Karamazov > Status Update

okay i’m a little sick of Dmity. I’m definitely still loving the book overall, but dear god he is insufferable. I’m looking forward to going back to Aleksey and Ivan.

okay i get it. i genuinely get it. this book is an absolute masterclass in writing. absolutely captivating. am i 400+ pages in and the event on the back page has not yet occurred? is the plot glacial? yes. do i care anymore: not really.

also: i did not expect to be absolutely ✨ENTHRALLED✨ by ~40+ pages of Ivan monologuing on society and religion! how??
HOW!!! did that manage to be as captivating as it was??????

so i’m 100% still loving this … but … why am i 300 pages in … and the main absolutely MAJOR event from the back blurb still hasn’t happened?????

okay! i’ve started again and reread everything - i genuinely forgot how funny this book is. this time i wont put it down for months and forget everything 👌