What can I say about The Brothers Karamazov that has not already been said? I must confess I have very complicated feelings about this the most famous opus of Fyodor Dostoevsky. On the one hand I found The Brothers Karamazov to be masterfully written. Not only due to...
And Quiet Flows the Don is a wonderfully authentic and moving portrait of the Cossack people set against the backdrop of World War I and the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. Mikhail Sholokhov masterfully explores the full gamut of human experience in this novel,...
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this classic. As an aspiring author, I found this novel to be a must-read for my evolution as a writer. What I enjoyed the most was how Tolstoy takes readers into the minds of each character. He really captures the nuances of human...
This was my first introduction to Tolstoy’s writing. I found it easy to read yet also heavy in the subject matter. It is a morbid but insightful tale about death and the importance of being true to yourself when living life.