Tolstoy is good to read after Dosto. Lermontov and Gogol are also essential. After you've read a lot of the Russian canon, definitely check out Bely's Petersburg.
The Borthers Karamazov
master and margarita
Just stick with it. You'll get used to the character names and get in the rhythm of it. It also goes back and forth between convoluted filler (which is pretty enjoyable once you're into the book) and greatest thing you've ever read in your life. If you don't have the discipline to read one of the best books ever written that's probably a sign you should keep reading because clearly there's something wrong with you.
>Americans
This. Petersburg is basically the Russian Ulysses. Also, I highly recommend the White Guard by Bulgakov, it's fantastic
I read 200 pages of that book, it's trash.
>DUDE FAITH IS ITS OWN REWARD LMAO
nah
My God, someone with taste!
Me.
I'm on page 200 right now and "faith is its own reward" has not been stated or even implied a single time.
>i read 200 pages
heh. i remember when i was a total fucking pleb.
dont waste your time with brothers karamazov. its nice and a well developed book etc. but it doesnt bring you much. instead read notes from underground and crime and punishment. you can find the main ideas of karamazov in notes from underground