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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was recommended this book and went in with no clear idea of what it was about. After finishing my first introduction to Dostoyevsky, this author came up as another “must read” in regard to Russian literature.
Turgenev’s prose is captivating and extremely accessible. Agreed with another review here that this book is “life-affirming,” especially in the face of nihilist perspectives and subjects like poverty, disease, and death.
Turgenev’s prose is captivating and extremely accessible. Agreed with another review here that this book is “life-affirming,” especially in the face of nihilist perspectives and subjects like poverty, disease, and death.
Fine book really I saw a few crazy quotes on tumble but it's really boring w the men
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book has everything a classic Russian novel has: Francophilia, a duel, unrequited love, and a swift death from a random infection. Additionally, it will forever remain a relevant classic for its hilarious look at generational clashes - the older generation clinging to tradition and the younger generation so desperate to make it new that they don't always recognize their extremism until they're a little older.
For readers new to Russian literature, I think Turgenev is too often an ignored option. His work is as approachable as Tolstoy and, in smaller doses, as philosophical as Dostoevsky. This translation, in particular, is such a smooth and enjoyable read - I highly recommend!
For readers new to Russian literature, I think Turgenev is too often an ignored option. His work is as approachable as Tolstoy and, in smaller doses, as philosophical as Dostoevsky. This translation, in particular, is such a smooth and enjoyable read - I highly recommend!
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A Russian novel that isn't difficult to read? Oh my prayers have been answered.
A very interesting concept provided in this book - a loss between generations due to a difference in personal philosophy. I could not pick a side, despite myself having a personal quarrel with nihilists (but I won't delve into it now), as I understood why someone of that time period may have had nihilist tendencies; it was not the most glamourous of places (mid 19th century Russia). However, I could not help but feel unspeakably sorry for the father-son dynamic, I could not reconcile the two drifiting so far apart as the father fails to accept what his son is becoming. It made me hate Bazarov and yet I do not think that hate is the appropriate word. I felt perhaps there were layers to him which he tried to conceal, and in the end I was left wondering if he was truly a nihilist at all. There was a lot to juggle in this book, conceptually, and like always with Russian literature I was left in a liminal space where I could not muster the energy to reflect, and yet that was all that I could do.
A very interesting concept provided in this book - a loss between generations due to a difference in personal philosophy. I could not pick a side, despite myself having a personal quarrel with nihilists (but I won't delve into it now), as I understood why someone of that time period may have had nihilist tendencies; it was not the most glamourous of places (mid 19th century Russia). However, I could not help but feel unspeakably sorry for the father-son dynamic, I could not reconcile the two drifiting so far apart as the father fails to accept what his son is becoming. It made me hate Bazarov and yet I do not think that hate is the appropriate word. I felt perhaps there were layers to him which he tried to conceal, and in the end I was left wondering if he was truly a nihilist at all. There was a lot to juggle in this book, conceptually, and like always with Russian literature I was left in a liminal space where I could not muster the energy to reflect, and yet that was all that I could do.
informative
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated