Not to mention that the trip to Germany wherein Dostoyevsky gambled all Anna's money away was their HONEYMOON! But it turned out to be a harmonious marriage until his death, which was a happier one than anyone would have thought thanks largely to Anna
Well he was a rare case of a degenerate gambler who reformed, soon after that final blowout in Germany. She may not have stuck around so readily if he hadn't because he was the kind to literally gamble away his last "kopeck" 😸😁
I think your take on Crime and Punishment will be interesting af when the time comes. I was intimidated by that book at first like a lot of people are, but once I cracked it open, I was hooked.
"it's not just some passive life, like, there's always something going on. there's a lot of passion, there's a lot of... i don't know. i really liked it." oh my gosh i felt that so hard. similar to the dostoevsky, it's the same feeling i get from george sand's leila at the beginning when leila's defending why she's in love with a gambler, and i get that feeling from sand in general. it's also the same warble in my stomach i felt when you described the characters of the secret history being fascinated by a "cold, violent, ancient landscape." now i think about it, i also remember poignantly feeling that feeling at middle school dances and reading harry potter as a kid, and also in my first "relationship" in high school when i had no idea what to say, so i think it might just be the feeling that i want to feel connected to people and talk about feelings! 😮 does that fit with your experience or am i just convincing myself that i'm making meaningful connections? 🤔 you also used the word "authentic" and that's definitely something i feel and appreciate about you. thanks for the wrap up and warm up, please! 🥰
I felt like putting it down many times too haha. Once you get to the second half the ending rushes towards you and it’s a real thrill. Plus I love apples
I majored in the Russian/ Slavic languages at uni bc I fell in love with Russian novels as a teenager. I’m long out of school and my Russian is spotty but I still go back to the novels. By the way if you haven’t read Crime and Punishmebt yet I suggest the translation by Michael Katz. Far superior imo compared to Pevear and Volokhonsky (their translations blow chunks😮.) even the old translations by Constance Garnett are better than their stuff. Really enjoying your channel btw! Oh one more thing…Solzhenitsyn is fantastic. And check out Oblomov by Goncharev. Ok I’ll stop now😂
That’s awesome! Thanks for the tip, Michael Katz it is. And don’t stop! Keep the recs coming. Clearly I haven’t tired of Russian literature yet and probably never will
The simplest answer is that reading is for my pleasure… I just don’t feel a desire to study it in a formal setting and find other things more interesting academically. But i have taken some lit classes for fun and enjoyed, but i always struggle with assigned reading. I just want to feel it u know??
@@bookpogo I’m actually considering this major Not just because I’m interested but where I live ( I’m Iraqi ) people graduate and there are no jobs even for the doctors like dentists So when I finish college I don't know what im going to do with this degree It’s all vague But your videos help me get through it and feel the experience of being lost and know that it’s okay .
Not to mention that the trip to Germany wherein Dostoyevsky gambled all Anna's money away was their HONEYMOON! But it turned out to be a harmonious marriage until his death, which was a happier one than anyone would have thought thanks largely to Anna
Yes 🥹 entry after entry of him coming back dead broke and she just wanted to make him feel better. She’s better than me
Well he was a rare case of a degenerate gambler who reformed, soon after that final blowout in Germany. She may not have stuck around so readily if he hadn't because he was the kind to literally gamble away his last "kopeck" 😸😁
I think your take on Crime and Punishment will be interesting af when the time comes. I was intimidated by that book at first like a lot of people are, but once I cracked it open, I was hooked.
"it's not just some passive life, like, there's always something going on. there's a lot of passion, there's a lot of... i don't know. i really liked it."
oh my gosh i felt that so hard.
similar to the dostoevsky, it's the same feeling i get from george sand's leila at the beginning when leila's defending why she's in love with a gambler, and i get that feeling from sand in general.
it's also the same warble in my stomach i felt when you described the characters of the secret history being fascinated by a "cold, violent, ancient landscape."
now i think about it, i also remember poignantly feeling that feeling at middle school dances and reading harry potter as a kid, and also in my first "relationship" in high school when i had no idea what to say, so i think it might just be the feeling that i want to feel connected to people and talk about feelings! 😮
does that fit with your experience or am i just convincing myself that i'm making meaningful connections? 🤔
you also used the word "authentic" and that's definitely something i feel and appreciate about you. thanks for the wrap up and warm up, please! 🥰
Thank you! I’m glad my incoherent thoughts resonate with you. I’m officially warm 😁🙌
i really want to finish north woods before the eoy!! i started it but put it down last month. need to get back to it
I felt like putting it down many times too haha. Once you get to the second half the ending rushes towards you and it’s a real thrill. Plus I love apples
Love your choice of books and how you talk abt them keep making more vids
Thank you! Will do 🫡
I majored in the Russian/ Slavic languages at uni bc I fell in love with Russian novels as a teenager. I’m long out of school and my Russian is spotty but I still go back to the novels. By the way if you haven’t read Crime and Punishmebt yet I suggest the translation by Michael Katz. Far superior imo compared to Pevear and Volokhonsky (their translations blow chunks😮.) even the old translations by Constance Garnett are better than their stuff. Really enjoying your channel btw! Oh one more thing…Solzhenitsyn is fantastic. And check out Oblomov by Goncharev. Ok I’ll stop now😂
That’s awesome! Thanks for the tip, Michael Katz it is. And don’t stop! Keep the recs coming. Clearly I haven’t tired of Russian literature yet and probably never will
I'm interested to know why you don't wanna major in anything related to literature?
The simplest answer is that reading is for my pleasure… I just don’t feel a desire to study it in a formal setting and find other things more interesting academically. But i have taken some lit classes for fun and enjoyed, but i always struggle with assigned reading. I just want to feel it u know??
@@bookpogo I’m actually considering this major
Not just because I’m interested
but where I live ( I’m Iraqi ) people graduate and there are no jobs
even for the doctors like dentists
So when I finish college I don't know what im going to do with this degree
It’s all vague
But your videos help me get through it and feel the experience of being lost and know that it’s okay .
@fadwafoaad this is so so touching. There is great value that comes from literary study whether it is academic or not 🩷🩷