The Brothers Karamazov

(3 stars)

Diana

There a couple readers who, while I appreciate the effort they put in, need to have their chapters re-recorded. There's one that has a terribly distracting electronic noise in the background. There are a couple whose pronunciations are WAY off. There is one who seemed to read the chapter in chunks and you can hear his voice and background noises go in and out with poor editing. And more. BUT, there are a couple readers who are truly delightful to listen to, and in my opinion they made it worth trudging through the others. If you don't have time/whatnot to sit down and read the book, this free version will do the trick. I'm pretty sure after hearing it, I'll take the time to sit down and read and mull it over myself. It really is a great story!

Good Reading, Great Story

(5 stars)

Kevint60

This story has been way down on my 'bucket list' for 40 years, but never rising up with any urgency. So I am grateful and delighted to discover this well done reading of the Brothers Karamazov which has opened up the complexity and humanness of this novel to me. It reminds me of reading Dr. Zhivago years ago, both books breakthrough to grab the reader no matter what country you come from. And what characters! The large download count is a clue to how good this reading is, just surprised that no one has bothered to come back and review it. (I'm only 1/4 of the way into the book so maybe the readers are not as good further on, I promise to come back and report).

sarah bean is an excellent reader

(5 stars)

A LibriVox Listener

it is a shame she doesnt read the whole book

Great story let down by inconsistent reading quality

(2.5 stars)

A LibriVox Listener

Had the story not been so engaging, I would have stopped listening a long time ago; I'm roughly halfway through the book. The quality of some of the reading is so poor that only the quality of the story pushes you to persevere through the chapter in the hope that the next reader is better. I know that this is provided free of charge, but still it is a shame to spoil such a great classic with poor quality reading. Of course some of the readers are excellent, but as another reviewer has commented, it would be well worth getting the poorly read/recorded chapters re-recorded.

beautiful book, I learned so much

(5 stars)

Bo Bo

I have always loved Tolstoy but this was my first hand at Dostoyesky. He is a master character builder who keeps you on the edge of your seat by showing you compelling contrast between the three brothers. At this time in Russia, upperclass people were beginning to doubt the existence of God, and this played into each of the brothers morality in very human and yet unexpected ways. if u are ready to commit to almost 2 days straight of audio booking it's worth it.

What a Novel!

(5 stars)

Monica Domencic

I'm grateful to many devoted to readers who made this extraordinary text available! thank you especially to those who focused on pronunciation - I truly enjoyed your work!

Outstanding

(5 stars)

Durin

A wonderful book. Some of the narrators are better than others (Sarah Bean and Bob Sherman are excellent) but overall a great listen.

Good book, but find a different version.

(3 stars)

Rick W.

Dostoyevsky's insight into the human condition is humbling. You will be able to identify with the characters, because you have thought their thoughts a thousand times. it just goes to show how time and culture may pass but the human condition remains the same. I have to say however, that some of these readers are terrible, and significantly detract from the beauty of this book with their readings. I hope that there is another, better entity put forth soon.