Demons - Dostoevsky

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Demons - Dostoevsky Aug 16, 2021 16:59:40 GMT

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Post by OldSamVimes on Aug 16, 2021 16:59:40 GMT

Just finished the Volokhonsky/Pevear translation. Could not put it down for the final few chapters.

I liked it more than his other 'big ones', but I liked them all. (Haven't read Volokhonsky/Pevear translation of 'The Idiot' yet.)

Hard to stop thinking about it.

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theravenking Junior Member Hang on tightly, let go lightly @theravenking Posts: 4,651 Likes: 4,761	Demons - Dostoevsky Aug 21, 2021 15:11:16 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by theravenking on Aug 21, 2021 15:11:16 GMT It's been a while, but I loved it back in the day. Perhaps my favourite of his big novels. Tragic but also surprisingly funny at times.
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Demons - Dostoevsky Aug 24, 2021 17:15:55 GMT OldSamVimes likes this

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Post by Feologild Oakes on Aug 24, 2021 17:15:55 GMT

This was the first book by Dostoyevsky i read about 20 years ago. I rank it as the as the fifth best Dostoyevsky book.

It pretty much established Dostoyevsky as my favorite author.

The books by Dostoyevsky i would rank above Demons are The Gambler, The Idiot, Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov.

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Demons - Dostoevsky

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