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1984 by George Orwell 22 24.72%
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 4 4.49%
Call of the Wild by Jack London 6 6.74%
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 23 25.84%
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twain 4 4.49%
War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells 7 7.87%
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 4 4.49%
Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey 8 8.99%
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton 7 7.87%
The Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith and Weedon Grossmith 4 4.49%
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Old 04-25-2011, 10:44 PM   #106
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Sorry, noob here. So when a book is selected where does it get discussed?
There will be a separate discussion thread started on the 20th. Just keep an eye on this section of the forum around then.
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On the 20th May, a discussion thread will be open as a sticky in this forum - just like there is one at the moment for Hal Spacejock.

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But in seriousness, I've just never gotten Russian lit. That is why I am anxious to read this one and overcome my apprehension with a group.
I have a strange fascination with Russian literature. It must be nearly unfounded because the only Russian classic I ever read was Crime and Punishment. I have very fond memories of that book.

However, in the last year I read all of the Nightwatch series by Sergei Lukyanenko and I really enjoyed the characters and settings.

At some stage, I'll just have to prove this little hypothesis by actually reading more Russian literature.

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I'm not sure how to discus a book, my thoughts on books are pretty much limited to "I liked it, It was OK, I didn't care for it or I hated it" I would make a horrible reviewer
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Is it true that this one book will make me understand Russian literature and culture?
Of the society described in Anna Karenina, I do not think there is a single trace in the Russian culture of to day. There might be some in those that escaped at the time of the revolution, but they would be so old now. There are still some in France. But old oh so old, and really few, so I would not know if to them one could pin the label of culture.

The traces of it are everywhere in the literature, not only Russian, as it is one of the most admired "realistic" novels.

I do not know (which means I doubt) that this one book will make you understand Russian culture (of which I know so little), certainly not the literature that I am familiar with.

One thing, though, I can say positively. I happen to have a number of Russian friends, Russia's Russians. And I meet them from time to time. I came to recognize traits of what one could call a Russian soul, a particular variant of the Slavic soul. It is not my intention to enter into this at all. Well. those traits transpire in Anna Karenina, very clearly.
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In some Woody Allen movies also. One in particular.. The one in which he says that he is so good with sex because he practices a lot by himself.

About the sense of your question. If you transport in to American culture and literature you might wonder if reading a couple of books by Faulkner might do the same. He admired Anna Karenina.

A writer that let you see glimpses of what is Russia to day might be Cruz Smith with his Archady's novels. No culture or literature, but, not only he writes well, he understands the soul. Tolstoy's school.
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Which I didn't get to, but still want to read.
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Which I didn't get to, but still want to read.
It's no Anna Karenina - but I guess you know that.
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The top 2 are tied, while some of the others make small gains...interesting...
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Beppe, thank you for that thoughtful comment.

I started reading it last night, but my eyestrain only let me read for a little while. It is 5400+ pages on my iPad with giant font. But the book that I finished yesterday was 4000+, so that is not as daunting as you guys lead me to think it would be.

I am going into this thing expecting to read a good book. If I find something deeper, then that will be a bonus. I am very intimidated by Russian lit, so reading and internalizing this is a personal challenge.
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The top 2 are tied, while some of the others make small gains...interesting...
And still a few days left until voting closes. Is it my imagination, or is Book Club getting better every month?
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And still a few days left until voting closes. Is it my imagination, or is Book Club getting better every month?
Yes. So if it comes to it, who is the tie breaker? Or do we then have a one week run -off?
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Help us choose a book as the May 2011 eBook for the Mobile Read Book Club. The poll will be open for 5 days. We will start the discussion thread for this book on May 20th.

As usual I will not vote unless the poll ends in a tie.
it'll be pilotbob with the tie breaker if it ends that way.
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Oops! I stand corrected. Thanks Sirak!
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