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This is an well spoken and intelligently reflected video ! Thank you from Kharkiv, Ukraine !

I have the same book, you turn it to any page and just start reading

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If I am allowed to express my personal opinion: Dostoevsky is one of the most overestimated writers of all time. Really D.? What can one say about Alyosha's theological discussions with a 13 year old boy? What can one think about the ending of Brothers Karamazov, where Alyosha together with some pre-adolescent children (!) are all together cheerfully happy as they celebrate... the coming of the Last Judgement Day!... Seriously? Is this suppose to be good literature? Even a believer reader should have enormous problems with such a literary, such an artistic solution, which is not. In Dostoevsky we find always the following concept: All "good" guys get to be rewarded and all "bad" guys either commit suicide or go to prison or get crazy. Ivan Karamazov, the one that could have saved Dmitri's - his brother's - life, gets crazy one day before the court! And why? Because he is the "atheist" of the novel! Is there anything more p r e d i c t a b l e in whole literature? Do we want our literature to be predictable in that silly way? How can a healthy human mind accept this forced and totally disgusting solution? And this novel is considered from many, many, many "serious" people that read (do they actually read?) serious literature as "the best novel ever written". H o l y cow! After having read Dostoevsky's works again and again I have come to this conclusion: He is the most horrible, boring and kitsch author out there. Not even his language has anything to offer! And although I don't agree with every single critical opinion Nabokov expressed for a number of authors, I totally agree with his opinion on Dostoevsky. There are so many writers out there that are... writers! D. is at least mediocre. And please, for all of you reading this comment and thinking that I am crazy: Read D. anew; don't let yourself repeating "what the world is saying". Shape your own opinion.

Great video! I’m planning on going back to Mt. Proust after I finish brothers Karamazov.

10:48 like your insight!

Do another video like this!

I like your perspective more than hers. You have interpreted her thoughts with your own perspective and it makes them much improved.

Thank you for loving this quietly magnificent novel.

Skipping video is a bit annoying, sorry. VW is a hard writer to follow. There is a stream of consciousness and the characters floating in and out. I had read this book about ten years ago and thought I should give it another read,so to speak, and to be honest I haven't changed my mind. I am still not a VW can and I hAve read all her books.....however,if anything: if I had to choose one it would be MrsDalloway to read yet again ! Thanks.

Read his “The Book of Sand”!!!!

Superb! I speak Spanish and English, but I am trying to write in English, and enjoy learning at my age. over 70! It is very nice of you to share your knowledge, best wishes.

i always imagined this aleph story came via an actual crazy writer borges knew and he maybe thought, hmm, what if his nonsense did make profound sense, i could write a story about that. haha. so one theme is do not underestimate the crazies, at least for inspiration. i dk if any of that is true, but i feel like it could be. also, it reminds me of another example of being moved by crazy -- the rem song life and how to live it, which was inspired by a nutty guy in athens, georgia named brivs mekis and a weird tome he wrote.

I love your talks about reading. I love my Kindle so much. It’s helped me read much more.

Look at all those beautiful sticky tabs in the margin... 🙏

Borges, el Inmortal. Gracias por compartir tu experiencia. 💙🤗

You have a lovely, soothing voice which makes for pleasant listening.

I'm so happy I found your channel. Love your videos. Subscribed 🤎

I think in his mediocrity he was a hero for me. A story that didn't necessarily warrant being written and yet it definitely needs to exist. I also loved the pacing of the book, sometimes skipping past multiple years and yet I didn't feel like the book trying to progress just to progress. For me, Stoner was a hero because he found a life that HE thought was worth living and fully engaged in that life. His marriage with Edith is tragic though, but so beautifully written. One of my favorite books of all time so far.

Stoner is one of my favorite novels.

Hi! Welcome back!

I loved this video so much! Thank you!

Thank you for this video! I am inspired.

I am finishing "Secondhand Time" and was totally struck by the amount of literature that consumed the every day person. I can now see how and why some soviets pine for the Communist way of life. It is an eye opener for me

This video should have more views.

Borges, the books of Changes, time travel and quantum particles and parallel universes maybe partly make up the is-nism.

Read five of her books, but never knew her process... Thank you for this one (new sub)!

Great review i just listened to the audiobook. I loved it. I thought I might struggle to read the book I haven't read any Woolf before. It is a very challenging listen but once I got into it I followed it fine. Its definitely not for everyone. I'll probably get the book. I think I'll be able to get into her other works now.

Just finished Part 1 and I am amazed at the pace of the plot. It almost leaves you breathless. I also find it is not something to be read over many weeks as the plot is so deep and layered, that you'll miss some of the nuance. I am one of three brothers myself and there are distinct similarities between us three and these three. I am 2/3 Alyosha and 1/3 Ivan. I also find it surprising how intricate, and rich the female characters are. The sub plot of Fyodor, Lizaveta and her son, the cook (I forget his name now) was so believable and shocking at same time. This is my fourth Dostoyevsky and Eternal Husband is a favorite, but I suspect the Brothers are going to be up there as well

Thanks for uploading this video! It really does look like you've read this book to death (literally). Curiously, have you compared translations? I only ask because in my experience a translation can make such a difference in how you understand the philosophical nuances of the novel.

Love your videos! Look forward to more.

I love seeing a beat up copy of a book; it shows its age and its use.

Thank you for posting. I didn't have a reading buddy for Swann's way so posts like this are much welcomed. What comes to mind with the book is the revealing of truths, often reflections in art or music. The description was so indepth in parts and with the inclusion of comparison to particular paintings, I was transported to the very place at the very time with the very people. Also, there is a lot of humour, some of which is self-aware on the part of Proust, in the book. I loved it.

Please do more videos. Your subject matter is so interesting and your presentation is wonderful.

I've always been conscious of my inability to finish a book for less than 3 months, even if it's only a 200+ page book. I literally HAVE to get into it, so I couldn't keep up with this flex of reading 100 a year. This video was very reassuring 🥺.

I dont even know why I know it's good. I just read two of his works and am currently Crime and Punishment so I can pretty much already tell that it's good 🤣. Dostoevsky reminds me of why I like reading.

What about "The Dead Man"... Have you read that already? And if so: what do you think of it? Also I think you pronounced "Márquez" wrong (as all English speakers do): the accent is in fact in the first syllable, not in the last.

Very nice to see a video reviewing JL Borges, in my opinion one of the most underrated authors from South America. I'm intrigued by the concept of magical realism and would love to see a collection of short stories from different authors. Another author I need to check out is the Cuban Alejo Carpentier.

NICE VIDEO. JOAN'S SELF-READING OF THAT PASSAGE "SEE ENOUGH AND WRITE IT DOWN..." IS STUNNING. A SUBLIME COLLECTION OF WORDS AND TO HEAR THEM BEING READ BY THE WRITER JUST ELEVATES THEM TO A WHOLE OTHER LEVEL.

He is talking about life and our perception of it. Don't turn away from it. Most people would rather blink and miss it. Its all here imediently infront of you X

I had the same initial feeling. “Why haven’t I read this before?” Such unique writing and it makes me hungry for more.

this was so calming and relaxing to watch, like meeting an old friend ❤

I buy japanese paper and use my paper cutter to cut pieces just smaller that the height and width is the text I'm reading. I then use a glue stick to apply a light coating off glue to the spine of the folded sheet of japanese paper. This gives me four blank pages of very thin paper to write on that become a permanent part of the text. Books are like paths. Read books that are worthy of multiple readings as a path is enjoyable to walk along multiple times.

I forgot to add, because I am reading Spanish books, I have to annotate as the book is not in my first language and I'm still working on my fluency in it. I also find it harder to remember details told or read in Spanish as well.

Hi, glad to see a video from you again! I joined a Spanish book club this year and so I've been reading many great Spanish literature works! I still am going to give Wuthering Heights another look as an adult!

Good review! One of the greatest books I've read in a number of years. Haunting, devastating. Am planning on reading the rest of Alexievich's works.

I'm about to start reading it. Thank you so much for your review. I just finished reading "The unwomanly face of war" and it is such a piece of art filled with mixed emotions.

My personal favorites of Borges’ short stories are “Funes the Memorious,” “The Immortal” and “The God’s Script.” Discovering Borges for the first time is quite the experience. Little by little you are led towards the learning of his own private literary language and his parables start making more sense. He’s an extraordinarily prose writer.

Ani, you should read Juan Rulfo, one of the pioneers of Magical Realism. He was one of Gabriel Garcia Marquez' major influences. 🔥🖤🔥

Yes, more Borges!