Tag: Russian Literature

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Book Review: Notes from Underground and The Double by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

February 10, 2021
Notes from Underground and The Double by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Since I had an overall positive experience with The Gambler, I thought it was best to move on to more Dostoyevsky works before I lose steam. This book contains two novellas – Notes from Underground and The Double, and they were both interesting reading experiences. Notes from Underground has a protagonist that gives me strong… Read More Book Review: Notes from Underground and The Double by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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The Possessed by Elif Batuman

April 24, 2019
The Possessed by Elif Batuman

Even though I’ve only read a few works of Russian literature (mostly the most well-known of Tolstoy and Dostoevsky’s novels), I thought The Possessed sounded interesting and that I might learn a little about Russian literature. What I didn’t expect was to be so entertained throughout this account of Batuman’s gradute years studying Russian literature.… Read More The Possessed by Elif Batuman