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Title: The Brothers Karamazov [Jimcin Recordings Edition]
Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky, Constance Garnett - translator
Narrator: Walter Covell
Format: Unabridged
Length: 37 hrs and 6 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-28-06
Publisher: Jimcin Recordings
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 299 votes
Genres: Classics, World Literature
Publisher's Summary:
Dostoevsky studied human nature with passion and precision. He plumbed the depths and never winced at what he found, even when it was beyond his understanding. This extraordinary novel is a recital of his findings, told in the story of four brothers: Dimitri, pleasure-seeking, impatient, unruly; Ivan, brilliant and morose; Alyosha, gentle, loving, honest; and the illegitimate Smerdyakov, sly, silent, cruel. What gives this story its dramatic grip is the part these brothers play in their father's murder.
©1987 Jimcin Recordings
Members Reviews:
This book is one of the reasons I joined Audible!
I loved it! I have read this book a number of times and in different translation but it was great to listen to it while on the road.
Wonderful
This is one of those life-changing books that has a profound impact on all who read it. On one level it is the story of a murder in which the murdered man's sons share varying degrees of complicity. However, it also has a deeper level. It portrays the spiritual drama of the characters moral struggles between faith, doubt, reason, and free will. Wonderful story, though not exactly light reading. Walter Covell is one of my favorite readers and he did his usual excellent job. Five stars.
I Tried Covell, Davidson, and Woolf
Any additional comments?
I tried all three narrators available for the unabridged Brothers K. I hated them all to begin with, but Covell is the one that I was able to settle into. Davidson's condescension, though I tried my best to ignore it, was just too much. Woolf and Clovell are both underwhelming, and it takes more concentration to hang on, but between them, I like Covell. In general, I've found boring narrations to be less offending to the ear across a long listening than obnoxious ones that might be more dramatic. Listening to Covell is sometimes like hearing those computer-automated voice, but it can actually become endearing after a while. In any case, while his voice didn't do anything to enhance the reading, in the end he didn't detract from it. I've read the book before, and I found the sensation of hearing Covell's reading exactly the same, whereas Davidson's narration jarred the spell completely for me.
It's a shame there is not a reading of this novel as great as Guidall's masterful Crime and Punishment, but this performance still amounts to a wonderful experience.
Loved it!
This is an amazing book and I really felt that listening to it helped me get more out of it.
Worth it, even if you're not a fan of "classics"
What made the experience of listening to The Brothers Karamazov the most enjoyable?
A well done reading of a story worth hearing.
Any additional comments?
I'm not a huge fan of classic literature, but this story is still relevant and powerful, particularly if you know any sullen young "intellectual" men with chips on their shoulders, or happen to be one.
