Nasar’s Reviews > The Brothers Karamazov > Status Update

The first 100 pages were just character introductions, and the next 100 or so seems to have been inked down for the express purpose of coloring those characters with different shades and depths. Yes, the narrative has proceeded, but it isn't really the highlight. And yet, it has been riveting. Speaks volumes about the command that Dostoevsky had over his craft.