Every Dostoevsky book I’ve read drags for the first half until the main event happens and then suddenly it’s gripping. You’ve spent half a book getting into the characters’ heads and it’s fascinating seeing how they deal with the fallout. But yeah hard work at times to get there.
This is too funny ...I started a book club in NYC in 1998 we survived nearly all the macro events until Covid eventually ended our monthly meetings. However the greatest risk to our longevity was Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment. Due to objections that are and were inexplicable to me. Basically we had one loosely applied rule you pick the book we read it. The thought was to expand your horizons as with out the club you tend to read books that interest you. Some quick favs.
Every Dostoevsky book I’ve read drags for the first half until the main event happens and then suddenly it’s gripping. You’ve spent half a book getting into the characters’ heads and it’s fascinating seeing how they deal with the fallout. But yeah hard work at times to get there.
This is too funny ...I started a book club in NYC in 1998 we survived nearly all the macro events until Covid eventually ended our monthly meetings. However the greatest risk to our longevity was Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment. Due to objections that are and were inexplicable to me. Basically we had one loosely applied rule you pick the book we read it. The thought was to expand your horizons as with out the club you tend to read books that interest you. Some quick favs.
The Sell Out by Paul Beatty
MiddleSex by Jeff Eugenides
Buck v Bell by Paul Lombardo
William