Category: Fyodor Dostoevsky

A Mid-Year Reading Review, featuring David Levithan, Carolyn Oliver, Justin Torres, and the Dalai Lama

Posted on July 2, 2024 by

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Hello, Stranger! As a reminder, please subscribe to my new blog, The Contemplative Reading Project. I share my reading updates there every 7-10 days & will be active only on that account moving forward (except for mid-year and year-end summary posts I’ll continue to… Continue Reading “A Mid-Year Reading Review, featuring David Levithan, Carolyn Oliver, Justin Torres, and the Dalai Lama”

Category: Alice Winn, Books, Carolyn Oliver, Dalai Lama, David Levithan, Desmond Tutu, Fyodor Dostoevsky, John Brehm, Justin Torres, Nathan Hill, Patrick Ness, Philippe Besson, Reading Stats, StoryGraph, T.J Klune, Thich Nhat Hanh, Year In ReviewTags: , , , ,

November’s Classic: The Brothers Karamazov

Posted on October 29, 2017 by

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As we wrap-up October and our latest classic, Tony Kushner’s Angels in America, it’s time to start planning for November! This time, I chose a new-to-me book that has been on my TBR pile (and my Classics Club list) for years . . .… Continue Reading “November’s Classic: The Brothers Karamazov”

Category: CBAM2017, Classics Club, Fyodor Dostoevsky

Review: The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Posted on February 15, 2010 by

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Summary: The Idiot is Dostoevsky’s attempt at writing down the essence of true beauty, in human form.  Prince Myshkin, the idiot himself, is meant to epitomize absolute goodness and fairness.  He is kind and generous, forgiving and intelligent.  He has money, yet does not covet… Continue Reading “Review: The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky”

Category: 2010 TBR, Book Review, Fiction, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Russian

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