Gosh, this summer has been incredibly busy for me.
Anways, this book is getting a little better, but it's still hard for me to concentrate because it's just so long.
I feel really bad for Alyosha and all the burden he's been taking on since Zosima sent him back to stay with his family. He wants Zosima to live, tries to help a young boy, tries to counsel Ivan through his heartbreak, and tries to settle a dispute between Dmitry and the Captain. Alyosha is just too nice of a person to be staying with his family; they expect him to do too much.