vallettadays 's review for:

Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev

5.0

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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When I first read this, I was the age of the sons. Now I am the age of the fathers. If asked who is the greatest Russian novelist, Dostoevsky or Tolstoy, I will always choose Turgenev. He is intelligent enough to find Bazarov foolish, but kind-hearted enough to find him sympathetic. Maybe when I next read this, I'll be the age of the old princess who was forgotten the day she died.