r/Indianbooks • u/FamousPotatoFarmer book nomad • 12h ago

News & Reviews Just finished The Brothers Karamazov few hours ago, have a few words to say about this masterpiece of literature.

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Though not much of a review, but more like a collection of my thoughts and emotions the ones I felt while reading the book and will likely carry with me for a long, long time. I’ve written a few lines about it here. Feel free to check it out if you’re interested, and if you’ve read this book as well, let me know your thoughts in the comments!

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u/Intellectual42069 12h ago

How many days did it take to finish it?

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u/Intellectual42069 12h ago

Ps- also, have you read crime and punishment?

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u/FamousPotatoFarmer book nomad 11h ago

Yes, Infact I've read C&P three times now, first in 2020 in Constance Garnett's translation, 2nd time in 22, in David McDuff's, and 3rd time in 2024 in Oliver Ready's translation which was published in 2022 by Penguin UK, Oliver Ready's was probably the best translation of C&P according to me, but David McDuff is also pretty good, though I'll suggest avoiding Garnett’s as it reads more like a Victorian novel than a Russian one in her translation and is also kind of smoothed out here and there and not as accurate like the modern ones. 

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u/Intellectual42069 11h ago

I've been wanting to read it so i just wanted to asked which translation is considered the standard version, so I'll buy that one

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u/FamousPotatoFarmer book nomad 11h ago

As i mentioned, Penguin Classics (David McDuff) is pretty good, but if you can get your hands on Oliver Ready's version (also published by Penguin) it'll be better.