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If you liked The Karamazov Brothers by Fyodor Dostoevsky, start here: 12 similar summaries, with why each one matches.

  1. Crime and Punishment

    Fyodor Dostoevsky · 1866

    Because also by Fyodor Dostoevsky; shares tags: classics, philosophy, russia.

    Raskolnikov kills a pawnbroker to prove he is beyond morals, then unravels under Porfiry and Sonya.

  2. War and Peace

    Leo Tolstoy · 1869

    Because shares tags: classics, russia, philosophy.

    Pierre, Natasha, and Andrei search for meaning amid the Napoleonic wars.

  3. The Master and Margarita

    Mikhail Bulgakov · 1967

    Because shares tags: classics, russia, literary fiction.

    Devil Woland visits 1930s Moscow while Master writes Pilate and Margarita bargains.

  4. Mansfield Park

    Jane Austen · 1814

    Because shares tags: classics, literary fiction, family.

    Fanny Price loves Edmund amid Crawfords theatricals at Mansfield.

  5. The Picture of Dorian Gray

    Oscar Wilde · 1890

    Because shares tags: classics, philosophy, literary fiction.

    Dorian Gray retold: Basil paints, Henry talks, wish holds youth while canvas bears years.

  6. Tom Lake

    Ann Patchett · 2023

    Because shares tags: literary fiction, family.

    Lara tells daughters about young love with actor Peter Duke at Tom Lake.

  7. Things Fall Apart

    Chinua Achebe · 1958

    Because shares tags: classics, literary fiction.

    Proud Igbo wrestler Okonkwo rises in 1890s Umuofia, then loses standing through hard exile, a son's conversion, and British missionaries…

  8. Their Eyes Were Watching God

    Zora Neale Hurston · 1937

    Because shares tags: classics, literary fiction.

    Janie Crawford tells Pheoby about Eatonville life with Logan Killicks, Joe Starks called Jody, and Tea Cake.

  9. The Trial

    Franz Kafka · 1925

    Because shares tags: classics, philosophy.

    Josef K. is arrested one morning on an unknown charge and pulled into an endless court he can never leave.

  10. The Prince

    Niccolo Machiavelli · 1532

    Because shares tags: classics, philosophy.

    Machiavelli advises Lorenzo on rule through fear and love, fortune, cruelty and mercy.

  11. The Paper Palace

    Miranda Cowley Heller · 2021

    Because shares tags: literary fiction, family.

    Elle faces Jonas choice at Cape Cod while assault memory returns.

  12. The Name of the Rose

    Umberto Eco · 1980

    Because shares tags: classics, philosophy.

    Friar William and Adso investigate 1327 abbey deaths amid library labyrinth.

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