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its always been in the back of my mind since I lived in Russia for a while when I was young, but I forgot a big chunk of it as I grew older. its really a matter of how much time the translator is willing to put into translating the book in the way the author meant it. Constance Garret didn't...

Wow, its pretty cool that this thread has survived 3 years after starting it. I was able to familiarize myself with Russian over the winter break and am now trying to reread Dostoevsky's books in Russian. The reason is I tried to read "The Idiot" with Constance Garret's translation, but it...

Hello, sorry if I'm reviving a dead topic, it seems the last post was three years ago! I just read this book too and can't say that I really liked it, but it did bring some insight into Tolstoy and russian people in general. I remember my aunt telling me that men wouldn't be interested in this...

thanx, thats exactly it.

hello, i am trying to remember the title of a book I read a while ago, it was a parody about an oversized man who only sat around and tormented his mother, albeit already graduated from college. there was some accident with his mom's car, so then she made him get a job. i think first he was a...

interesting... the part on restaurants reminds me of this bum walking into white castle with a water bottle and filling it full of sprite at the soda fountain, and then taking half the napkins that they placed on the counter. when people started staring at him, he was like "don't worry, it's all...

That's the first book that came to my mind when I thought "Nature Literature". I read that book when I was about 12 and it is still one of my most memorable books.

I read this book. I'm really bad and shy with girls. This book gave me the inspiration and mindset to get good with pickups. Though this book doesn't have much in-depth material, it is an awesome introduction to the pick up artist community. Because of this book, now I have read some other...

I think schools need them but not college. I pretty much now have four months to try to fill my time with.

i agree. i hate dan brown's writing.

Another point to examine is that in the beginning the writer did not portray the plane crash or the environment where they came from too much. I may overexagerate when I say this but I think the author sort of wanted to put them in a test tube and focus on what is going on inside that test tube...

The Prince isn't that much about war but more about how to control and manipulate people. It's good to read if u're into politics. How about looking into a Ranger Handbook? They have to-the-point instructions on a lot of stuff concerning the tactical aspect of war. If u're looking for the...

mp3 player definetly. Not an ipod, though, just out of spite because everyone has one.

The author wanted to present a point and in order to do that he needed to create an environment isolated from the rest of society. What happens after that is beyond the scope of the point William Golding was trying to present. Would u have liked to find out how the boys adapt to society now that...

Can u suggest some good books on that genre? I'd really like to read some of those books for inspiration.

Maybe War and Peace by Tolstoy? I haven't read it, but am surprised that noone has mentioned it yet.

lol, i think too much about everything and over-analyze it. It's good you liked the movie, but please don't make me feel bad that I think about it. Doesn't it depend on what your imaginary world is? It's the same thing as setting goals for yourself, if you dream of big things, it'll be really...

My taste always changes but I'll write down whatever comes to mind first and won't second-guess myself again. Fav. album? At the Drive In's Relationship of Command Fav. band? At the Drive In Fav. song? Armor For Sleep's Car Underwater Fav. lyrics? Blood Brothers' Love Rhymes With a...

Well, I'm glad this turned into a discussion. Yes, it makes us forget about who we are and lets us live as someone we would like to be. I don't know whether that's good or bad. The positive side of it is that you can find inspiration, it gives you a vivid example of what you would like to...

Yes, i think everyone would choose the real world, either that or start making his own problems in the perfect world. It seems to me, a perfect world cannot be because people will make problems for themselves. It kind of reminds me of the Garden of Eden, where Adam and Eve were abolished from...