It's so good to see that we have others joining us! It will be a re-read for me and I enjoyed the Penguin translation over the Oxford (which is unusual); I found that it had a more playful tone and flowed a little bit better. I have an old hardcover with illustrations by Gustave Doré that I'm goin...
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Here's some historical background information that might be helpful: (from C.P. Lesley) The important stuff is the historical background. A very short overview follows. From 1240, when the Mongols invaded, to the rise of Moscow in the late 15th century, Russia was effectively cut off from Wester...
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There isn't any difference between the two books. Fathers and Children is the literal rendering of the Russian into English, but the actual meaning is Fathers and Sons.
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I read this about 6+ months ago, so I should be able to join in the discussion. It's an interesting read and I quite enjoyed it. For some background, Nikolai Chernyshevsky's What Is To Be Done? is a response to Fathers and Sons, and Dostoyevsky's Notes From the Underground is a response to What Is...
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I finished too and I completely agree with you about the ending. It seemed rushed and very clinical. I'm not sure if Camus thought about it, but if you want to win people over to your opinion, you have to engage their emotions and not relate your views as if you were conducting an academic scienti...
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No kidding! I think his ears are singed in his grave.
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Camus thinks it's absurd to look at meaning in life or a Creator because the limitations on human beings make it impossible to prove a Creator and therefore a meaning of existence. However, I think Bookstooge's definition is more sensible. :-)
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I'm enjoying the way Camus is giving us a window into the plague through different people's responses to it. Chapter 7 really outlines his philosophy. I'm in Chapter 8 now. Camus is minimalizing the courage of the sanity corps. I do agree that showing extreme approval for their courage can give the ...
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I expected more obscurity and some pretentiousness so the lack of those two elements was a pleasant surprise. I agree about the selfishness. There is certainly a stick-your-head-in-the-sand-and-hope-everything-will-go-away attitude from some (I'm thinking about Richard). I'm glad that you're en...
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Buddy Reads
discussion: Don Quixote
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discussion: 2015-07-01 - 2015-07-31: Fathers and Sons - Ivan Turgenev, Richard Freeborn
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