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tittypete's review against another edition
2.0
Too long. This book is in 4 parts. Peace, War, Revolution and Civil War. It follows a bunch of sorta gross horny people who live in the Don valley (pretty much Ukraine). Starts pre WWI. People are in villages having affairs and arguing and eating carp. Then WWI. These guys have to fight in it but aren't super invested in it. Then the bolsheviks seize power and some of these Don folk are on their side and others side with the Whites. Brother ends up having to kill brother and it's sad. The end.
birokurgunlugu's review against another edition
4.0
Serinin ilk kitabı Birinci Dünya Savaşı öncesi, Don Nehri kenarındaki bir köy halkının yaşam mücadelesiyle başlıyor. Sonrasında Almanya ve Rusya'nın karşı karşıya geldiği bir cephede yaşananlarla birlikte savaşın hem halka maddi manevi yansımaları hem de Ekim devrimi öncesi halkın yavaş yavaş uyanışı anlatılıyor.
Çok canlı bir anlatım var ve anlatılanlar oldukça rahatsız edici. Kadın karakterlerin kitapta varoluş şekilleri de dahil. Özellikle bir olay var ki okurken çok zorlandım.
Çok canlı bir anlatım var ve anlatılanlar oldukça rahatsız edici. Kadın karakterlerin kitapta varoluş şekilleri de dahil. Özellikle bir olay var ki okurken çok zorlandım.
imbrenda's review against another edition
5.0
Equal parts beautiful and soul crushing. A novel of World War I, the Russian Revolution, and the Civil War. Well worth the length. Instead of a Tolstoyian focus on the elite or a Doestoyevsky focus on the petite bourgeois, you get the crushing realism of an agrarian Cossack family and their sprawling set of acquaintances during probably the most jarring and tumultuous events of the last 500 years. Presents a frame for how a man can live through insane events, what matters in life, and the will to persevere even after all your loved ones can be killed. A novel where tbe characters truly grow, where you can understand the mental model of the protagonists, and where sentimentality and nihilism somehow coexist. Find a copy (it's hard to do) and invest the time and effort into it.
qpoaw's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
vayeate's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Kнига великолепна, автор получил Нобелевскую за тяжелый труд.
Как бы бонально это не было в книге(как мне кажется) описывается обычная жизнь, в определённый промежуток времени. Описания эти исскусны и великолепны.
Персонажи как живые и настолько интенсивно погружаешься в этот мир, что по воле и не по воле используешь выражения и слова, которые вычитал на страницах этой книги. Правду гутарю честное слово!)
Особенно четвёртый томик мне показался душу раздерающем в частности те моменты в которых описывается смерть персонжаей в семье Мелеховых(плакал как маленькое дитё).
Но у другие тома переполнены душевными моментами.
Всем, всем рекомендую эту книгу к прочтению!!
Я вообще не ожидал, что книга будет на столько прекрасна, когда начинал читать её, то думал что книга в основном будет про войну и всё.
Как бы бонально это не было в книге(как мне кажется) описывается обычная жизнь, в определённый промежуток времени. Описания эти исскусны и великолепны.
Персонажи как живые и настолько интенсивно погружаешься в этот мир, что по воле и не по воле используешь выражения и слова, которые вычитал на страницах этой книги. Правду гутарю честное слово!)
Особенно четвёртый томик мне показался душу раздерающем в частности те моменты в которых описывается смерть персонжаей в семье Мелеховых(плакал как маленькое дитё).
Но у другие тома переполнены душевными моментами.
Всем, всем рекомендую эту книгу к прочтению!!
Я вообще не ожидал, что книга будет на столько прекрасна, когда начинал читать её, то думал что книга в основном будет про войну и всё.
h_off_nung's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
sarapalooza's review against another edition
4.0
And Quiet Flows the Don / Тихий Дон
Mikhail Sholokov
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Definitely a heavy one. For those of you looking for uplifting quarantine reads, this is NOT it, but I am glad to have read it. There is much talk about this book. It won Sholokov the Nobel, some compare it to War and Peace, some contest the authorship, but however one may feel, it’s pretty epic (as the kids say).
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It describes the life of the Don Cossacks during peacetime and then during WWI and the Russian Revolution and Civil War. The author gives windows into the worlds of his characters, and rather than focusing on a particular “main character,” opts for more of a quilt-like approach, introducing fragments that give rise to a view of the whole.
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There is much discussion of the competing ideologies of the time, and the people whose lives are shaped by them. It’s a compelling, sad, and quite violent read. There a certain lack of sentimentality with which the story is told. Unlike many novels, the author is more interested giving the facts of the story and letting the reader gather their own impressions, rather than wading into the territory of the more emotional realm. Really glad to have finally experienced this one.
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#sholokov #andquietflowsthedon
Mikhail Sholokov
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Definitely a heavy one. For those of you looking for uplifting quarantine reads, this is NOT it, but I am glad to have read it. There is much talk about this book. It won Sholokov the Nobel, some compare it to War and Peace, some contest the authorship, but however one may feel, it’s pretty epic (as the kids say).
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It describes the life of the Don Cossacks during peacetime and then during WWI and the Russian Revolution and Civil War. The author gives windows into the worlds of his characters, and rather than focusing on a particular “main character,” opts for more of a quilt-like approach, introducing fragments that give rise to a view of the whole.
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There is much discussion of the competing ideologies of the time, and the people whose lives are shaped by them. It’s a compelling, sad, and quite violent read. There a certain lack of sentimentality with which the story is told. Unlike many novels, the author is more interested giving the facts of the story and letting the reader gather their own impressions, rather than wading into the territory of the more emotional realm. Really glad to have finally experienced this one.
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#sholokov #andquietflowsthedon
jadejoosten's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
willadams's review
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
cayley_graph's review
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75