July/Dostoevsky Poll

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We will be reading a book by Dostoevsky who said:

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It is not the brains that matter most, but that which guides them -- the character, the heart, generous qualities, progressive ideas.

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The aim of the Book Club is to read and discuss new books together with other members.

Please try to avoid from voting for the books you have already read and/or do not intend to (re)read with us.

Thank you! :)

The Brothers Karamazov*

The Idiot*

Notes from Underground*

Demons

The Adolescent

The Gambler*

Poor Folk*

* = Available on the Forum

Book Club Procedures

Whatever happened to the other books that were suggested? To the Lighthouse and The Name of the Rose and all the rest. Am I missing something on the procedures?

But if we're doing Dostoevsky, then I'll vote for Notes from Underground, since it's short and sweet and I'll be busy enough reading Ulysses as it is.

Oh, and some people might find it useful to know that a reviewer on Amazon.co.uk said that "Pevear and Volokhonsky's translation is the only one that counts."

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Originally Posted by superunknown

Whatever happened to the other books that were suggested? To the Lighthouse and The Name of the Rose and all the rest. Am I missing something on the procedures?

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This is our reading for the month of July (we are reading a different author's works every month).

The nominations you mentioned are for Summer Reading, which you can find here.

Please don't forget to register your vote by taking part in the poll! :)

I've read all of those listed but if I'm going to read one again, I'm going for Demons. I really don't think I could get through Brothers Karamazov a second time.

I voted for the Brothers beause it is on my "to read" list, anyway.

The Brothers are simply......the best ever written by a human( if you think Dostoevsky is a human!!!!!)

Which one is the shortest?

I read a few pages into the idiot, and i thought it sounded fantastic! i hope this selection is chosen. if not, then i will be happy to read whatever gets chosen!

cheers

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Originally Posted by Psycheinaboat

I voted for the Brothers beause it is on my "to read" list, anyway.

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Why not??? :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Physcheinaboat clearly voted for the book you want to be selected.

Sorry, my mistake, wrong post...I was talking to Idril, why??? It's to long, or what???
Asa, Idiot is fantastic book, maybe better than Crime and Punishment, you should read it!! Of course, Brothers are the best!!

I would agree that Brothers would be the best, especially from your enthusiasum! :D

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Originally Posted by bazarov

Sorry, my mistake, wrong post...I was talking to Idril, why??? It's to long, or what???

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It has nothing to do with the length, I simply didn't care for it. I know that's an unpopular opinion to have but alas, it's how I feel. I love Dostoevsky, have enjoyed everything he's ever written and there were parts of Brothers Karamazov that I enjoyed very much and characters that I loved but I have no desire to read Father Zossima's 'manifest' again or read pages and pages about how wonderful Alyosha is. I've read it once and I'm glad I did but I don't care to read it again.

I've voted for "Demons", not because I like it more, but because I think that it is less appreciated than the other great novels.