tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post7161474821230896528..comments2024-02-09T16:13:32.416-08:00Comments on Classical Carousel: The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoyevskyCleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-45522798491345831952016-12-11T17:30:57.807-08:002016-12-11T17:30:57.807-08:00Oh, good to know! I have Keely's Russian Lite...Oh, good to know! I have Keely's Russian Literature Challenge that I'm doing next year, so I'd like to fit it in. Perhaps we can read along together, although I think that you read faster than I do!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-80051829744498262322016-12-11T13:44:27.846-08:002016-12-11T13:44:27.846-08:00Do you have C&P coming up? I'll be reading...Do you have C&P coming up? I'll be reading it probably around February.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-73940968560592260142016-12-11T13:28:38.272-08:002016-12-11T13:28:38.272-08:00You did excellent with your review! The more I re...You did excellent with your review! The more I read of Dostoyevsky, the more I like him, although I still can't say I understand him. I can't wait to read Crime and Punishment.Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-1598642572888292492016-12-10T09:00:50.815-08:002016-12-10T09:00:50.815-08:00Where on earth to start a review of Dostoyevsky in...Where on earth to start a review of Dostoyevsky indeed. This book was my first of the Russian authors and I loved it. Nice review. My review: http://100greatestnovelsofalltimequest.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-brothers-karamazov-by-fyodor.htmlJosephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-30670467793623544332016-12-08T19:40:24.348-08:002016-12-08T19:40:24.348-08:00I thought that you'd read it already, but I lo...I thought that you'd read it already, but I looked on your reviews and couldn't find one, otherwise I would have linked you. As I said, it's not an easy read, but you're used to difficult books, so have fun! I'll be looking for your review! :-)Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-8048619972586338072016-12-08T14:26:52.450-08:002016-12-08T14:26:52.450-08:00Excellent review! Well done, good job :) I loved t...Excellent review! Well done, good job :) I loved this when I read it a few years ago, but I've got it on my re-read list for 2017. After your review I'll make sure it's the first Dostoyevsky I read (got 4 on my Classics Club list!).ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01245931629228090133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-31611287802223331472016-12-06T22:39:23.457-08:002016-12-06T22:39:23.457-08:00I love the way you describe Dostoyevsky's writ...I love the way you describe Dostoyevsky's writing and the label of a poet fits well. He is not easy to understand if you approach him in the conventional way and your description offers a unique yet sensible way to access him. And thanks so much for the compliment! :-)Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-76155900374070040392016-12-06T22:34:49.469-08:002016-12-06T22:34:49.469-08:00I've been fortunate enough to be part of an Ea...I've been fortunate enough to be part of an Eastern Orthodox book group for the past year, and they really emphasize the mystery of God, and how broken we are as people who need Him, so it made it easier for me to see these particular aspects within the story. I'm glad it sounded new to you. I think when I read it again, I'll find all sorts of new things as well!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-39074433693721659472016-12-06T22:32:12.961-08:002016-12-06T22:32:12.961-08:00I'm glad that I've inspired you. I must a...I'm glad that I've inspired you. I must admit that I didn't realize how much I enjoyed it until I finished. I'm sure you'll be quicker on the uptake than I was. Have fun! :-)Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-61254156718001597892016-12-06T21:09:47.362-08:002016-12-06T21:09:47.362-08:00it's an extraordinary work, of course... afte...it's an extraordinary work, of course... after reading it i was stunned for quite a while... looking back, now, i believe it's easier to view D as a poet more than a novelist; that slight change of pov places his ideas in a broader, to me, context and makes what he's saying more approachable. the ideas center around ethical and religious concepts, of course, whereas today the general human mind-set has more to do with science and politics; i guess i see D's work as a whirlpool in the middle of an ocean: tight and controlled and internally cohesive, but unaware of all the reality outside of his focus... wonderful post, that really pinned down in a comprehensive way what D was trying to get across... txMudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-11898428440861197732016-12-06T19:59:34.319-08:002016-12-06T19:59:34.319-08:00"The author presents mystery .... both the my..."The author presents mystery .... both the mystery of God and the mystery of human psychology ---- and as 21st century intellectually influenced moderns, we simply have difficulty understanding this approach."<br /><br />Hadn't realized this before, but I think you really hit upon it. We readers want things to be perfectly defined in human terms, and some things just can't be. <br /><br />Enjoyed reading what you discovered in BK...I just read it, and yet it sounds new again! Marian Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115916138435761469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-16314137058867290692016-12-06T18:16:44.814-08:002016-12-06T18:16:44.814-08:00This is on my list for next year I'm really lo...This is on my list for next year I'm really looking forward to it and your review makes me want to immediately pick it up. Keelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129116588819304797noreply@blogger.com