Agreed on The Idiot. It was like Dostoevsky-lite. Well, up to the Rogozhin Thing, anyway.
Ivan's speech was definitely one of the stand-out passages in the book. I loved the evocation of Christ and the reaction of the common man in relation to him. And yet, despite all that, it was Alyosha's kiss and the affirmation that even this story told him something good about Christ that really affected me. It's interesting to note what the devil's appearance meant to the unbelieving Ivan, as well.
I loved Alyosha most out of the three brothers, though Ivan and Dimitri were great, too. My favourite character was actually Kolya -- really, really well-drawn. I would have loved to read more about him.
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Date: 2008-02-20 09:12 pm (UTC)Ivan's speech was definitely one of the stand-out passages in the book. I loved the evocation of Christ and the reaction of the common man in relation to him. And yet, despite all that, it was Alyosha's kiss and the affirmation that even this story told him something good about Christ that really affected me. It's interesting to note what the devil's appearance meant to the unbelieving Ivan, as well.
I loved Alyosha most out of the three brothers, though Ivan and Dimitri were great, too. My favourite character was actually Kolya -- really, really well-drawn. I would have loved to read more about him.
Ooh, I could go on about this forever.