tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694427406934260419.post8840801483375112935..comments2023-10-31T13:07:05.461+00:00Comments on Park Benches & Bookends: Fathers and SonsJessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861424110678889637noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694427406934260419.post-16394492426695749892011-01-06T17:35:07.804+00:002011-01-06T17:35:07.804+00:00@ Clover Sorry to hear you don't like Russian ...@ Clover Sorry to hear you don't like Russian lit, this was my first Russian book and I really enjoyed it so I hope the others are just as good (if not better)<br /><br />@ Erin: War and Peace is on my TBR list. I have heard it's a challenge so i'm looking forward to it. I plan to read alot of Russian lit this year<br /><br />ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694427406934260419.post-28979497905290858432011-01-05T20:27:03.758+00:002011-01-05T20:27:03.758+00:00I've just started my first great Russian novel...I've just started my first great Russian novel, which is War and Peace. I'm only a few chapters in, so I can't really form an opinion yet. However, Fathers and Sons is on my classics project list for 2011, so hopefully I'll find I like Russian lit!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429588794754369453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694427406934260419.post-32047866095118484742011-01-04T10:23:59.556+00:002011-01-04T10:23:59.556+00:00HA. I was supposed to have read this for a Literat...HA. I was supposed to have read this for a Literature class in uni, but I just couldn't do it. The same goes for most of the Russian literature books that I've tried. I always think it's probably bad timing, but now I'm wondering if it was just the bad pacing? Who knows. I probably won't get around to this one again!Michelle Fluttering Butterflieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08793681725475475156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694427406934260419.post-48235217625757228792011-01-03T16:26:58.969+00:002011-01-03T16:26:58.969+00:00@ Winstonsdad: Yes, give it a read, it really is w...@ Winstonsdad: Yes, give it a read, it really is worth it :o)<br /><br />@ Toni: Thanks, Bazarov was a challenging character and I think he personifies quite a timeless theme: The dissatisfied youth. I love strong characters in a book as it can make or break a story in my view.<br /><br />ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694427406934260419.post-35757202047500118332011-01-03T03:35:05.684+00:002011-01-03T03:35:05.684+00:00This is one of my favourite books, and I enjoyed r...This is one of my favourite books, and I enjoyed reading your write up. I feel you got Bazarov's character down quite nicely. I liked the contrast between him and his friend, and how the characters and relationships shift throughout the book. <br /><br />Man, I love Russian Lit. What great presents!Toni Wihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10314745513137417924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694427406934260419.post-85639569505934761392011-01-02T21:37:03.993+00:002011-01-02T21:37:03.993+00:00I ve a nice hardback copy of this from folio socie...I ve a nice hardback copy of this from folio socieety I picked up at a book sale really should read it ,happy new year ,all the best stuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694427406934260419.post-6358460445561195812011-01-02T16:01:48.198+00:002011-01-02T16:01:48.198+00:00@ Amanda: I've been given a load of Russian bo...@ Amanda: I've been given a load of Russian books as a Christmas gift so I'll be working my way through them over the next few months. I hope they are all as good as Fathers & Sons but I suppose that is unrealistic in some ways<br /><br />@ Sam: I've heard Crime and Punishment is quite a challenge. It isn't on my TBR list at the moment but I plan to add it one day<br /><br />@ Parrish Lantern: I'm pleased to find someone who liked Russian lit! lol I have another Turgenev book but I am certainly planning on keeping an eye out for more of his stuff. I was very surprised to read he had a turbulant relationship with Tolstoy and Dostoevsky.<br /><br />@ Allie: It did grab my imagination and I can say I have never read a book similar to it. Very enjoyable!<br /><br />ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694427406934260419.post-65348382302009477032011-01-02T04:03:47.208+00:002011-01-02T04:03:47.208+00:00I loved this one when I read it last summer. There...I loved this one when I read it last summer. There was something about the two father-son dynamics that I was fascinated by, and the conflict between old and new. I definitely want to search out some of his other work for future reads!Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694427406934260419.post-61925746953232103152011-01-01T22:34:22.554+00:002011-01-01T22:34:22.554+00:00I loved Turgenev,although he is one of those write...I loved Turgenev,although he is one of those writers that seems to have fallen by the wayside, which is strange because at one point he was praised by Henry James and Joseph Conrad, both of whom greatly preferred Turgenev to Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky.Unlike your previous commentators, I went through a great Russian Lit stage in my late teens, and pretty much loved all that I read.<br />Best Wishes on 2011.<br />Parrish.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694427406934260419.post-64202390388204015732011-01-01T21:10:03.130+00:002011-01-01T21:10:03.130+00:00Like Amanda, I haven't had much luck with Russ...Like Amanda, I haven't had much luck with Russian literature - I read Crime & Punishment when I was probably too young for it and it's definitely put me off. I do like the sound of the themes in this one though.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694427406934260419.post-16956045964649582032011-01-01T20:17:19.853+00:002011-01-01T20:17:19.853+00:00I've sadly not had a lot of good luck with Rus...I've sadly not had a lot of good luck with Russian lit in general but this one was one of the exceptions to the rule. I enjoyed it, especially the parent-child dynamic.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.com