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Tag Archives: Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Books: “The Brothers Karamazov ” (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: The Brothers Karamazov – by Fyodor Dostoyevsky – oh, and the link I provided there does not go to the translation I read. I read the Constance Garnett translation – on purpose – she really … Continue reading
The Books: “Crime and Punishment” (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Crime and Punishment – by Fyodor Dostoyevsky As per usual, I always get a little bit nervous when I realize that one of my favorite books is next on the shelf. How to talk about … Continue reading
“the great healing chapter”
[I have been] weeping steadily because once again I had come to the great healing chapter of the Brothers Karamazov. It always chokes me up and fills me with a love of mankind which sometimes lasts till noon of the … Continue reading
“suppose they had shot Dostoevsky?”
Dostoevsky by Charles Bukowski against the wall, the firing squad ready. then he got a reprieve. suppose they had shot Dostoevsky? before he wrote all that? I suppose it wouldn’t have mattered not directly. there are billions of people who … Continue reading
EM Forster on Dostoevsky and Moby Dick
More from EM Forster’s ASPECTS OF THE NOVEL. (I introduce what this book is about here.) Moby Dick is one of the grandest most exciting reading experiences I’ve ever had. It wasn’t like a book at all. It was an … Continue reading
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Tagged E.M. Forster, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, The Brothers Karamazov
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Finishing The Brothers Karamazov
I stretched it out as long as I could. It was unnatural, for me, to only read a couple pages a day, but I forced myself. When you get right down to it, it is a court-room drama. You’ve got … Continue reading
Question About Orbits
I am nearly done with Brothers Karamazov. Once you get into the trial section, the book reads like a bullet out of a gun. SO good. But here’s my question, and it’s kind of a history/science-knowledge kind of question: In … Continue reading
Book Notes: The Brothers K
I’m almost done. The final third of it is entirely made up of a criminal trial. It reads like a true crime novel. It’s a total page-turner. When I have to take a break from reading, I can’t wait to … Continue reading
The Brothers Karamazov
It’s kicked in now. I am impatient to get back to the book when I am not reading it. For example, I am thinking about it right now. There are certain passages which are so ominous, or so insightful, so … Continue reading
The Brothers Karamazov and Marilyn Monroe
I am finally reading The Brothers Karamazov which I started this week. I had a rough time with those first two chapters … as usual. Those Russians with their similar names … Alexey, and Alyosha, and the vitches added to … Continue reading