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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
Иако овај роман из данашње перспективе делује помало анахроно, било ми је занимљиво да читам о вечитом сукобу „старих“ генерација са новим схватањима, нихилизму, непотчињавању ауторитетима и схватању модерности. Све то гарнирано доконим разговорима, теоретисањима и (платонским) љубавима богате спахијске младежи. Класично руски.
Enjoyed this a lot, kind of unexpectedly. I did not like Bazarov at all, but was surprised to feel genuinely upset at his death.
Favorite Quotes:
Odintsova to Bazarov: "We were talking, I think, about happiness. I was telling you about myself. Anyhow, I mentioned the word happiness. Tell me why is it that even when we are enjoying music, for example, or a fine evening or conversation with people we like, why does it all seem to be a hint of some limitless happiness existing somewhere else rather than a real happiness, the kind, that is, we possess ourselves? Why is this? Or perhaps you don't feel anything of the kind?"
Narrator: "The appearance of mediocrity is often useful in life because it weakens tautly strung strings and sobers up people's self-confident or self-forgetful feelings, reminding them how close they are to mediocrity as well. With Sitnikov's arrival everything became duller -- and a lot simpler."
Bazarov to Arkady: "In general there are no principles -- to think you haven't grasped that yet! -- but there are feelings. Everything depends on them. . . . Take me, for example, I advocate a negative point of view -- on the strength of my feelings. I like being negative, that's the way my brain works -- and that's all there is to it! Why do I like chemistry? Why do you like apples? It's on the strength of your feelings, too. It's all one and the same. People'll never get deeper than that. It isn't everyone'll tell you this, and even I mightn't tell you this another time."
Odintsova to Bazarov: "We were talking, I think, about happiness. I was telling you about myself. Anyhow, I mentioned the word happiness. Tell me why is it that even when we are enjoying music, for example, or a fine evening or conversation with people we like, why does it all seem to be a hint of some limitless happiness existing somewhere else rather than a real happiness, the kind, that is, we possess ourselves? Why is this? Or perhaps you don't feel anything of the kind?"
Narrator: "The appearance of mediocrity is often useful in life because it weakens tautly strung strings and sobers up people's self-confident or self-forgetful feelings, reminding them how close they are to mediocrity as well. With Sitnikov's arrival everything became duller -- and a lot simpler."
Bazarov to Arkady: "In general there are no principles -- to think you haven't grasped that yet! -- but there are feelings. Everything depends on them. . . . Take me, for example, I advocate a negative point of view -- on the strength of my feelings. I like being negative, that's the way my brain works -- and that's all there is to it! Why do I like chemistry? Why do you like apples? It's on the strength of your feelings, too. It's all one and the same. People'll never get deeper than that. It isn't everyone'll tell you this, and even I mightn't tell you this another time."
I read this book for a 19th-century Russian literature class I took at UBC.
Bazarov’s an utter bastard, isn’t he?
I found Tugenyev’s characterisation for the main characters very compelling - I was very much rooting for Pavel and Arina at different points in the story.
I found Tugenyev’s characterisation for the main characters very compelling - I was very much rooting for Pavel and Arina at different points in the story.
Catch me crying on my bike to the culmination of crises that make up this book's climactic crescendo!
(I'm sorry.)
(I'm sorry.)
hmmm I get the feeling that Turgenev wasn’t a big fan of
This book is great and objectively probably deserves 5 stars but it just doesn’t quite fulfill all my requirements for a personal 5 star book.
The story is told through the exploration of two young men (Arkady and Yevgeny Bazarov and their ideologies and families. Throughout the book, you meet various characters that represent several archetypes of Russian society and the clashing of ideologies at the time (e.g. a traditional liberal, a modern liberal, a traditional noble, nihilists, etc)
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nihilistsThis book is great and objectively probably deserves 5 stars but it just doesn’t quite fulfill all my requirements for a personal 5 star book.
The story is told through the exploration of two young men (Arkady and Yevgeny Bazarov and their ideologies and families. Throughout the book, you meet various characters that represent several archetypes of Russian society and the clashing of ideologies at the time (e.g. a traditional liberal, a modern liberal, a traditional noble, nihilists, etc)
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
