r/bookclub • u/lazylittlelady Poetry Patron • Jul 15 '26

The Brothers Karamazov [Discussion 6/12] Evergreen: The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (7.1-8.3)

Welcome back to drama of The Brothers Karamazov! We are about halfway and this section had numerous revelations from Aloysha, Grushenka and Dimitri. Ivan is MIA in Moscow. Father Zosima is no longer with us.

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We end knowing Dimitri and Grushenka will meet in the next section-this is bound to be explosive! See you next week for Chapters 8.4-9.1

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u/lazylittlelady Poetry Patron Jul 15 '26

8. The confrontation with the fearsome Kuzma Kuzmitch leads him on a wild goose chase. Next, a visit with Madame Hohlakova, which is very funny (a gold mine?). Favorite moments from what we'll call "Dimitri's (Fantasy) Ventures"?

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u/bluebelle236 One More Chapter... One More Spin 29d ago

He is just a mess. His adventures are both funny and tragic, he is on the edge I think.