Delitto e castigo

‘ To go wrong in one's own way is better then to go right in someone else's. ’ I have been giving a lot of thought to this novel lately. Despite the three years* that have gone by since reading Crime and Punishment —three years in which I’ve read some outstanding literature, joined Goodreads and written Leggi tutto

Well, what’s a global pandemic for if you don’t read the stuff you think you really ought to have read by now. Although I hope this strange circumstance will not result in me referring to Fyodor Dostoyevsky as The Corona Guy. Those yet to read this towering inferno of literature may wish to know what Leggi tutto

I've come to the conclusion that Russian door-stoppers might just be where it's at. "It" here meaning general awesomeness that combines history, philosophy and readability to make books that are both thought-provoking and enjoyable. Up until this point, Tolstoy had basically taught me everything I k Leggi tutto

What can I add to 7000+ reviews (at the time I write)? I think this book is fascinating because of all the topic it covers. Like the OJ trial, it is about many important interconnected things and those things remain important today, even though this book was originally published in 1865. Sure, it has Leggi tutto

I basically had to stop drinking for a month in order to read it; my friends no longer call. But it's great.

I finally said my goodbyes to this book. It was the best piece i've ever read.