Review of 'Fathers and Sons (Penguin Classics)' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Bazarov is good, actually.
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Published Aug. 6, 2005 by eBooksLib.
Fathers and Sons
Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev: Fathers and Sons (EBook, 2005, eBooksLib)
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4 stars
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"WELL, PYOTR, STILL NOT IN SIGHT?" WAS THE QUESTION ASKED ON 20th May, 1859, by a gentleman of about forty, wearing a dusty overcoat and checked trousers, who came out hatless into the low porch of the posting station at X. He was speaking to his servant, a chubby young fellow with whitish down growing on his chin and with dim little eyes.
Matthew reviewed Fathers and sons by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Review of 'Fathers and sons' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
One of the greatest novels I have ever read. Such beauty. Nearly drove me to tears a few times. An exploration of the clashes between the generations, families and friends, nihilism and traditions, love and adventure. Turgenev isn't passing judgement on either side. For Turgenev, perhaps the best we can hope for is that we understand that we don't understand each other, and learn to live with that.
"Every single man hangs by a thread, a bottomless pit can open beneath him any minute, and yet he still goes on thinking up unpleasantnesses for himself and making a mess of his life."
