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Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them - Community Reviews back

by Elif Batuman
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Brain Gourmet
Brain Gourmet rated it 9 years ago
text The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them
Just another one of those books with long, 'original' titles which in truth should have been called 'Me, Myself and I'. There were some witty passages throughout, but I think it should be illegal to advertise one product and sell another.
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Never Read Passively
Never Read Passively rated it 14 years ago
text The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them
I got bored of it and stopped with 50 or 60 pages left. The Possessed is only marginally about adventures or Russian books. Instead it consists mostly of travelogue and a series of Elif's personal stories about her experiences in grad school, with a vague thread of Russianness connecting them all. S...
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SJane
SJane rated it 15 years ago
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