tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post4796394925362795274..comments2024-03-23T18:50:06.402+11:00Comments on journey & destination: Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak (1957-8)Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-88341921052652986162020-11-10T13:37:15.478+11:002020-11-10T13:37:15.478+11:00Gretchen, his writing is very lyrical. I didn'...Gretchen, his writing is very lyrical. I didn't like the main character much but enjoyed the way the book was written.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-86950474899003330642020-11-10T05:13:43.579+11:002020-11-10T05:13:43.579+11:00Just the other day I was thinking that this would ...Just the other day I was thinking that this would be a good book for me to read right now. I've only seen the movie, which "everyone" says is much inferior to the book, and from reading your fantastic review I believe that even more. gretchenjoannahttp://www.gretchenjoanna.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-72497928143989438292020-09-24T19:33:05.220+10:002020-09-24T19:33:05.220+10:00I tend to agree with them, too. :)I tend to agree with them, too. :)Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-89159314556440504652020-09-23T06:23:27.561+10:002020-09-23T06:23:27.561+10:00Oh, no...now I want to read this again...like, rig...Oh, no...now I want to read this again...like, right now. I love this book. And the quotes you've shared! I agree about his philosophical tangents, that it reminds me, too, of AK. Maybe it is the Russian author's style, but I love their political/philosophical tangents. (And I'm almost always in agreement with them.) Yes, I have to make time to reread this again. Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-58765458447764349702020-08-27T11:46:51.700+10:002020-08-27T11:46:51.700+10:00Hi Marianne. hope everything is going well for you...Hi Marianne. hope everything is going well for you over in Europe. There's something very unique about Russian literature & the land is often like another character. A they say, 'Mother Russia.' Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-39156937005164797582020-08-27T11:43:56.146+10:002020-08-27T11:43:56.146+10:00Hi Marian, it's worth a read. I find the nonfi...Hi Marian, it's worth a read. I find the nonfiction Russian books harder to get through - eg. The Gulag Archipelago.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-32856233735795108122020-08-27T11:41:59.832+10:002020-08-27T11:41:59.832+10:00Hi Brian, I don't read ebooks unless it's ...Hi Brian, I don't read ebooks unless it's a book I'm reading aloud for homeschooling as I find it difficult to concentrate. I flick back & forwards through the book to remind me of who is who. I have a bookmark for Anna K with all the main characters various names. I should have done that for Dr Z.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-63709465341843607102020-08-27T11:28:09.774+10:002020-08-27T11:28:09.774+10:00Hi Mudpuddle, I wonder the same thing. I remember ...Hi Mudpuddle, I wonder the same thing. I remember seeing just one scene from the movie and it didn't give me any incentive to watch the movie. My initial impression put me off reading the book until recently. I think the film picked up on 'romance,' which I thought was barely touched upon in the movie.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-56716080210201929532020-08-25T19:01:57.301+10:002020-08-25T19:01:57.301+10:00Yes, Russian novels indeed. And this is one of my ...Yes, Russian novels indeed. And this is one of my favourites.<br /><br />I read <a href="http://momobookblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/pasternak-boris-doctor-zhivago.html" rel="nofollow">Doctor Zhivago</a> a million years ago and it is one of my favourite Russian novels. And I absolute adore Russian literature.<br /><br />I agree how hard it must have been to publish this book. Those authors who write despite being haunted about it deserve all our admiration.<br />Marianne https://www.blogger.com/profile/11810275740213848634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-85821518319525290662020-08-25T08:03:19.779+10:002020-08-25T08:03:19.779+10:00The synopsis never motivated me to read this, but ...The synopsis never motivated me to read this, but the quotes you shared do! Maybe I will read this when I read Solzhenitsyn.Marian Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115916138435761469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-11772861214221503642020-08-25T05:13:27.300+10:002020-08-25T05:13:27.300+10:00Super review. This has been on my list for years. ...Super review. This has been on my list for years. It sounds so good but so trying as reading about life under oppressive regimes often is. <br /><br />I find that when reading books with a lot of characters with long and difficult names, the search function of ebooks to be a valuable tool. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-68086901053838698412020-08-25T03:50:22.555+10:002020-08-25T03:50:22.555+10:00simply a dynamite review! i've wondered about...simply a dynamite review! i've wondered about this book ever since it came out in translation; the quotes sound very much like experiences i've had, so i'll have to read it... i wonder about how much movies reduce the number of books read by the general population; i've seen the movie several times, but this sounds completely different, which isn't unusual, i guess... anyway, i need a copy of it: tx for the inspiration!mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.com