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A review by oofym
Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov by Anton Chekhov
4.0
My five favourites:
The Black monk
Rothschild's fiddle
Sleepy
A boring story
Anyuta
Considering that I've now read almost everything Chekhov has ever written, I think I can form an opinion on the quality of his works; They're good. When Chekhov shines, he really shines, and when he falls flat it's never egregiously bad. Like others have said, the most interesting aspect of Chekhov is the empathy that shines through his works; poor, ill, rich, female, male, foreigner...etc it doesn't matter to Chekhov, he can see us all suffering.
Now, despite the fact that I'm really happy I read this, and that it contains some of my favourite short stories ever, I also have to admit that it made me realise it's a horrible idea to read a prolific authors entire works in under a year. You will get burnt out. Although I love Chekhov, I can also now realise that he's a fairly routine writer, he has his knack and he does it well, but rarely does he try something unique. Overall though, fantastic writer, fantastic stories.
The Black monk
Rothschild's fiddle
Sleepy
A boring story
Anyuta
Considering that I've now read almost everything Chekhov has ever written, I think I can form an opinion on the quality of his works; They're good. When Chekhov shines, he really shines, and when he falls flat it's never egregiously bad. Like others have said, the most interesting aspect of Chekhov is the empathy that shines through his works; poor, ill, rich, female, male, foreigner...etc it doesn't matter to Chekhov, he can see us all suffering.
Now, despite the fact that I'm really happy I read this, and that it contains some of my favourite short stories ever, I also have to admit that it made me realise it's a horrible idea to read a prolific authors entire works in under a year. You will get burnt out. Although I love Chekhov, I can also now realise that he's a fairly routine writer, he has his knack and he does it well, but rarely does he try something unique. Overall though, fantastic writer, fantastic stories.