tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post1838075181505183810..comments2023-07-23T06:38:11.263-04:00Comments on an adventure in reading: CHALLENGE: A Year of Reading Dangerouslyraidergirl3http://www.blogger.com/profile/03629915042716259349noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-48155710638479958592008-01-28T14:47:00.000-04:002008-01-28T14:47:00.000-04:00michelle - thanks for the rec - I'll try another g...michelle - thanks for the rec - I'll try another gulag, even just to compare and I'd like to try one by an authors I've heard of, like Solzhenitsyn, or Nabokov again.<BR/>I read a Nicklaus and Alexandra book when I was much younger that was very long but very interesting. I'm not sure of the author.<BR/>Oh, I knew I'd join; I hate to think I am missing out on something.:) I thought it was going to be hard to find Maus, since it is lost at the library, but then I found it in my school library, so I can borrow it for the summer. <BR/>The comparing is half of the fun of these challenges.raidergirl3https://www.blogger.com/profile/03629915042716259349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-89346400358973130952008-01-28T14:02:00.000-04:002008-01-28T14:02:00.000-04:00Meant to add that I'm glad you're doing this, too!...Meant to add that I'm glad you're doing this, too! It'll be fun to compare notes.1morechapterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919728304715220778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-17810670574529828742008-01-28T14:00:00.000-04:002008-01-28T14:00:00.000-04:00I really liked One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisov...I really liked One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich which is short, but it's set in a gulag as well so I don't know if you'd want to read about that again.<BR/><BR/>Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. Massie is not short, but it is truly fascinating. It's about the last czar, his son's hemophilia, and the Russian Revolution. Excellent book.1morechapterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919728304715220778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-9408895526191565482008-01-28T09:16:00.000-04:002008-01-28T09:16:00.000-04:00andi - thanks, it looks like a fun challenge, and ...andi - thanks, it looks like a fun challenge, and I'll look for some short Nabokov<BR/><BR/>bybee - After the third incest, depressing book, I wasn't sure, but the couple of Morrison books I tried did me in. I just don't get them. By the Frey debacle, do you mean him and his book, or Oprah's treatment of him?raidergirl3https://www.blogger.com/profile/03629915042716259349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-26325010507013589972008-01-28T02:57:00.000-04:002008-01-28T02:57:00.000-04:00When did you stop believing Oprah? I started to e...When did you stop believing Oprah? I started to early in this century, but the Frey debacle finished the job.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-85239779867351050492008-01-27T18:56:00.000-04:002008-01-27T18:56:00.000-04:00If you're looking for a short Russian book, I woul...If you're looking for a short Russian book, I would recommend Pnin, by Vladimir Nabokov. I struggle with Russian fiction much of the time, and some don't even consider Nabokov a truly "Russian" writer because he wrote in English, but...<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I loved Pnin because it was brief, funny, and Pnin himself was wonderfully quirky.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for joining us for the challenge!Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-10130503594587796532008-01-27T17:55:00.000-04:002008-01-27T17:55:00.000-04:00jill - I'm not sure. I'm reading House of Meetings...jill - I'm not sure. I'm reading House of Meetings right now which is set in a Russian gulag. I'm assuming it's by a Russian. But short sounds good!<BR/><BR/>stephanie - I think the back end of the challenge is what I want to do most, but hopefully I'll get the first few read too.raidergirl3https://www.blogger.com/profile/03629915042716259349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-78792795685747845872008-01-27T12:45:00.000-04:002008-01-27T12:45:00.000-04:00I joined this challenge too. I thought it would b...I joined this challenge too. I thought it would be run to read along with other bloggers. Of course, I actually skipped Great Expectations because I've read it twice already!! Right now, I'm trying to wade throught Dicken's Bleak House!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055676171075203563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-81752420420306895592008-01-27T09:52:00.000-04:002008-01-27T09:52:00.000-04:00Does your Russian selection have to be by a Russia...Does your Russian selection have to be by a Russian author? Or can it be about Russia? I read The Archivist's Story by Travis Holland last year. It was about an archivist during Stalin's era who decided to hide a famous writer's manuscript that was due to be burned. Stalin killed a lot of Russian authors and artists during his reign. He was a nut job. Anyway, the story was fascinating and had a lot of suspense - and was short!<BR/><BR/>Here is my <A HREF="http://mrstreme.livejournal.com/9862.html" REL="nofollow">review</A> of the book if you're interested.<BR/><BR/>Happy Sunday!<BR/>JillJillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14563369624457858904noreply@blogger.com