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No Spoilers. One of Dostoevsky's most enigmatic novels. The themes of spiritual malaise and philosophical paradigms are present here, as in most of his works. As always, the author is hidden somewhere between the lines as his characters showcase different beliefs and ethics, leaving the reader to pick up the pieces. The storytelling is tense but at times suffers from drawn out buildups, that fortunately, are redeemed by deeply poignant payoffs. The book contains some of Dostoevsky's most powerful and compeling rhetoric that can leave the reader with long-lasting impressions. The plentiful and fairly diverse cast of characters act as case studies of societal ills that the writer is attempting to reconcile. Of his previous works; this novel most resembles "Devils", albeit more sentemental and perhaps personal in tone. Brothers Karamazov stands out as Dostoevsky's masterworks due to the un-belaboured way he conveys multiple meanings and layers of events though an open context of the natural yet complicated workings of a person in modern society. The novel is perhaps the most re-readable story the Russian produced.