How many times have you read the works of Dostoevsky?

[Sklyansky]

I've read BK, Crime and Punishment, The Idiot and Notes From Underground once.  And I've read Demons twice.  (I've read a lot of criticism as well, such as Joseph Frank, Terras, etc.).  Every single one of them was mindblowing, to say the least.  Underground in particular.

Ideally, I'd read them all at least once a year--but there's so much other Russian Lit. to be read, and only so much time to read it.  

[Scoundrel]

Read once:
The Idiot
TBK
C & P
Notes from Underground
The Gambler
Demons
The Double
Dream of a ridiculous man
A gentle creature
The wedding
White Nights
Poor Folk


Currently re-reading:
The Idiot (on pg. 200)

I also read a copy of Grand Inquisitor a few months after reading TBK


The Idiot is my favorite, followed by TBK...C&P.......

[mvr_moorthy]

I read "The Brothers Karamazov" three times.
"The Idiot" three times and rereading it(89 pages)

"Crime and Punishment " 1 time. Its a stupendous novel with a struggle between a smitten conscience and a great moral resurgence. Surprisingly I never felt like rereading the novel.
"The Gambler" --- 3 times
"The Insulted and the injured", "The Devils" -- one time

I think 'the Idiot" is a masterpiece of characterization and subtle thematic juxtapositions."The Brothers Karamazov" is so rich in detail and so vast in scope that I can think of only one writer who can match him in these aspects ---- Shakespeare.

His least impressive work ---- "The Devils". "All sound and fury signifying nothing ....."

[Adam Linton]

Brothers Karamazov (3)
Dream of a Ridiculous Man (2)
Bobok (2)
Idiot (1)
Gambler (2)
Crime and Punishment (3)
Notes from Underground (3)
Nasty Story (2)
House of the Dead [portions] (1)
White Nights (2)

currently reading: Demons

[glass]

too often i think i have a hard time giving an articulate answer when asked "what's so good about Dostoevsky?" i feel that i don't read much, so i should probably read other authors instead of Dostoevsky all the time just to *cough* come across as less biased.


Crime and Punishment - twice at least, plus fragments here and there. fragments i've gravitated towards:
- Sonia reading Lazarus' story aloud
- Svidrigailov with Dunia in the room, before he meets the jewish Achilles


The Idiot - 1/3 of the way through

The Brothers Karamazov - once, but read some fragments several times:
- Ivan's conversation with Alyosha in the tavern (without the Grand Inquisitor)
- Zosima's duel and the mysterious visitor


Notes From Underground - first part maybe 4 times, second part once.


i finally picked up a box of the Pevear/Volokhonsky translations, and i can see what the fuss is about.. but i'm still partial to how the Garnett translations flow since they're the first ones i read.

[gnighm]

I've read BK, C&P, and Notes from Underground. All only once.

[monika]

Ive read TBK, C&P, TI only once
and now reading The double
after that planing to rereed TBK

[Joumana]

I've read each work 2 times except for The Idiot and Notes from Underground which I've read 3 times.
The Idiot is my favorite.

[teew]

Once: "The Possessed"
Once: "Notes from the Underground"
Twice: "The Idiot" (my favorite!)
Twice: "Crime and Punishment" (three times when I finish the current trans by Pevear!)

"1.5": "The Brothers Kamazov" ( the .5 = I had to finish it the first time  via sparknotes!!!! Sorry)

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[black_abyss]

I don't know about everyone else, but I have a general aversion to re-reading books.  This is mostly due to the fact that my "books to read" list is huge.  I do like to pick through a chapter or two on a given night if a topic interests me in a book that I've already read.  I have started to re-read The Brothers Karmazov as I want to take more time on the subjets and quite frankly, nothing really interests me in regards to reading at this time.