03-08-2007, 03:52 AM | #801 |
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Crime and Punishment is an amazing work of literature; I read that when I was around thirteen and it sparked off a lifelong love for Russian fiction & literature. Dostoevsky is the bomb, and Chekov, and Tolstoy, and Solzhenitsyn, great stuff.
I came here to this thread to ask all of you if anyone else here has read the book West With The Night, by Beryl Markham, or if any of you are familiar with Beryl Markham at all, 'cause I might decide to make a research paper on the topic of whether or not it was she who wrote the book. There's speculation that it might have actually been writen mostly by her then husband; anyway - anyone here familiar with this book?
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03-08-2007, 03:19 PM | #802 |
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I totally agree with you about Dostoevsky and Tolstoy, but actually I didn't really like Chekhov very much. I haven't read much by him though... I've never heard of Solzhenitsyn, but I'll look him up, thanks. I think Crime and Punishment is new on my list of favorite books now, I'm going to try and read some more by Fyodor Dostoevsky soon. Any suggestions? I looked up some stuff about him, he was actually an amazing guy. He had a hard life, and accomplished some great things.
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03-13-2007, 05:13 AM | #803 |
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Has anyone read I never promised you a rose garden by Joanne Greenberg (Hannah Green)?
(I should stop reading books about crazy people, I find more and more similarities every time I do..)
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03-15-2007, 04:23 PM | #804 |
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Oooh I love Russian Literature! I had a thread on it back in the day. And I have to say, of the literally billions (not really) of Russian novels I have read I have to say Crime and Punishment is my favourite. I have been meaning to read it again, and it's sitting on my refrigerator now. I just see a lot of parallels between it and my current situation. Pondering the nature of crime vs. sin.
Also, I am just a third of the way into Specimen Days by Michael Cunningham (of The Hours fame). It's divided into three distinct parts, on about Irish in New York during the potato famine, one a modern day cop story, and the third in the future. I finished the first part and thought it was beautiful, just starting the second part now. |
03-15-2007, 04:49 PM | #805 |
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Russian literature is the best.
I've read everything I own of Dostoyevsky except The Insulted & The Injured, which I keep meaning to get around to...
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03-15-2007, 05:11 PM | #806 |
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I've only read Crime and Punishment and also a shorter story called The Gambler. I meant to read The Brothers Karamazov but never got around to it. I heard it was good though. I still think about The Gambler whenever I go into a casino (which is like... once in my life, lol). I don't think I could ever become a gambler because I don't believe I could win, but I can kinda understand the feeling when I watch a meteor shower. "I'll just stay a couple more minutes.." waiting for the really nice one. The jackpot. I could be out all night.
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03-15-2007, 05:16 PM | #807 |
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Yeah, I don't recommend it...
TBK is very good, though as you know, it's huge. Takes dedication
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03-19-2007, 08:13 PM | #808 |
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I liked TBK.
I started Anna K. right before our move, and I need to get back into it ... Darn move! And now you guys have inspired me to read C&P!
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Started reading HH Benedict XVI's Spirit of the Liturgy, for a book group. Recently I've mostly been reading car ads though.
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03-20-2007, 12:43 PM | #810 |
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I'm looking forward to reading Pope Benedict's book on Christ...
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03-21-2007, 01:54 PM | #811 |
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And Anne Rice's?
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03-30-2007, 10:21 PM | #812 |
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And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie. Brilliant story! And the end totally threw me for a loop! It's also very interesting to re-read after you know who the killer is...
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03-30-2007, 10:52 PM | #813 |
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I love that book! Infact, Agatha Christie is my favorite author (tied with Professor Tolkien). And Then There Were None is tied with Murder on the Orient Express for my fav Christie book!
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I will have to look into that... I have never read anything by Agatha Christie. What is her writing style?
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She writes murder mysteries. Her books are fun and quick, but they always surprise you. She wrote tons, but they're pretty much all good. She's actually the best selling author ever after Shakespere and the Bible.
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I'm reading this book you... not sure if you've heard of it, may be a little obscure, y'know? Anyway, it's called The Lord of the Rings, I forget who it was by. But so far, it's pretty ok.
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