Boyhood

bazarov · 09-20-2006, 05:24 AM

It's a story about first part of writers life, from his happy life with parents in countryside, his education at home and leaving for Moskva without his mother for his further education. In Moskva he finds his first love, Sonya, and lives nice and interesting life until his sudden return to home. His mother will die in coming days, and soon after her, dies also his mothers nanny, two women he loved very much...
Nice story, although it doesn't have so many great ideas, probably because of writers young ages.

Idril · 09-22-2006, 09:11 PM

I haven't read this yet, I have a few more of his stories that I want to get through and then maybe I'll give it a try. So, would you go so far as to recommend it?

bazarov · 09-23-2006, 05:16 AM

Well, don't expect something good as War and Peace or Anna Karenina, but it's good, worth to read especially if you're Tolstoy's fan

. That book was his entrance to respected-writers club, something like

Poor Folk

were to Dostoevsky.

Boris239 · 09-28-2006, 12:42 AM

Well I have read all three parts of his trilogy and it was OK, but nothing special. It is interesting to read to find out more about the writer and better understand him. Also the third part would be nice to read before "Resurrection" whose main hero- Dmitry Nehludov was his name, if I'm not mistaken- is part of the plot.

09-20-2006, 05:24 AM	#1
bazarov Ataraxia Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In spleen Posts: 2,188	Boyhood It's a story about first part of writers life, from his happy life with parents in countryside, his education at home and leaving for Moskva without his mother for his further education. In Moskva he finds his first love, Sonya, and lives nice and interesting life until his sudden return to home. His mother will die in coming days, and soon after her, dies also his mothers nanny, two women he loved very much... Nice story, although it doesn't have so many great ideas, probably because of writers young ages. __________________ At thunder and tempest, At the world's coldheartedness, During times of heavy loss And when you're sad The greatest art on earth Is to seem uncomplicatedly gay. To get things clear, they have to firstly be very unclear. But if you get them too quickly, you probably got them wrong. If you need me urgent, send me a PM

09-22-2006, 09:11 PM	#2
Idril Barefoot Prairie Goddess Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Dakota Posts: 7,975	I haven't read this yet, I have a few more of his stories that I want to get through and then maybe I'll give it a try. So, would you go so far as to recommend it? __________________ the luminous grass of the prairie hides feet lovely and still as sleeping doves, porcelain bones strong enough to carry a life, but weighty and unmovable As black Dakota hills. ~ Riesa

09-23-2006, 05:16 AM	#3
bazarov Ataraxia Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In spleen Posts: 2,188	Well, don't expect something good as War and Peace or Anna Karenina, but it's good, worth to read especially if you're Tolstoy's fan . That book was his entrance to respected-writers club, something like Poor Folk were to Dostoevsky. __________________ At thunder and tempest, At the world's coldheartedness, During times of heavy loss And when you're sad The greatest art on earth Is to seem uncomplicatedly gay. To get things clear, they have to firstly be very unclear. But if you get them too quickly, you probably got them wrong. If you need me urgent, send me a PM

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09-28-2006, 12:42 AM	#4
Boris239 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New York Posts: 420	Well I have read all three parts of his trilogy and it was OK, but nothing special. It is interesting to read to find out more about the writer and better understand him. Also the third part would be nice to read before "Resurrection" whose main hero- Dmitry Nehludov was his name, if I'm not mistaken- is part of the plot.