Dear readers, The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky has followed me everywhere. i even left it on a park bench for someone else to take it only find it three weeks later on another bench with note. i had put it on the bench originally because real life was breaking my heart and this book seemed a witness to it, so i left it there but always regretted that i did, so to find it again well.......
People who know me know my love for the great Russian writers, some of you have even wrote in surprise that i had not choose one to read. You see one day while complaining about how i could not get into so many american writers a friend told me " ah nadia i see, the Russians they ruined it for you, they are masters at details and human behaviour" that was true, it is the writing language i love the most
( even in it's translation) my heart belongs to tolstoy and others like him.
this is long read, six weeks instead a month for this book.
The winner for Madame Bovary review post by a reader is
Marti, Congrats please send me your address!
oh, I do love The Idiot! Thanks for choosing this one :)
ReplyDeleteI can hardly wait to read this. I have loved all the Russian classics.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know you had this book club! Happy to stumble upon it... off to check out this book.
ReplyDeleteI just flipped through all your other blog selections and this looks like a lovely book club to be a part of! Diving into a russian novel may be a bit of a challenge for me, but with all the "digital noise" out there I am happy to get reading! How do I "officially" join?
ReplyDeletedearest daniella, i will put your link under the member list. all you have to do is enjoy the book and post about it.
ReplyDeletewelcome we are happy to have you!
That's easy! Thank you. I'm off to the book store during lunch today!
ReplyDeleteI was considering re-reading Anna Karenina, but your post has changed my mind. I will re-read The Idiot instead.
ReplyDeleteI am excited to find this! Is it too late to join?? {It will give me inspiration on what to read next anyway!}
ReplyDeleteI posted my review on today's blog. http://artymarti.blogspot.com/2012/02/idiot.html Can't wait for next month's book selection.
ReplyDelete...Idiot is one of the most important book for my. It influenced my life a lot. I really love Dostoyevsky. I have never find anybody else, who would be better writer than him.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your nice blog/s! I love them both and I am really happy that I have found them.