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I figured that you would like it. The Shrike Send a noteboard - 22/03/2010 05:14:06 PM
It's wonderful. The tone is great, the narrative flows very quickly and well and I like the subject matter (of course).


The scholarship in that book is excellent. And it's just the tip of the iceberg. Many more documents to translate and to write books about. As we get closer to the 400th anniversary of the founding of New Amsterdam we will see more scholarship on the period, I think. Most of it won't be as good as the book you're currently reading.
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So, let's talk about Doctor Zhivago. Tom - 15/03/2010 12:51:09 PM 1662 Views
I liked it a lot. wahooka - 15/03/2010 03:24:34 PM 951 Views
I mostly agree with your points, but I'm not sure Zhivago was ever disillusioned with revolution. Tom - 15/03/2010 09:19:54 PM 865 Views
Re: I mostly agree with your points, but I'm not sure Zhivago was ever disillusioned with revolution wahooka - 15/03/2010 09:57:29 PM 966 Views
Yes, it's the Soviet state, not the revolution, that he hates. Tom - 15/03/2010 11:16:29 PM 799 Views
I see your point. wahooka - 15/03/2010 11:36:30 PM 887 Views
The idea of revolution was perpetual. In theory, anyway. The Shrike - 16/03/2010 12:30:46 AM 959 Views
So far, so good ranagrande - 15/03/2010 03:58:44 PM 920 Views
There are lots of good quotes. Tom - 15/03/2010 09:20:26 PM 791 Views
I have finally finished it. ranagrande - 22/03/2010 12:31:24 AM 947 Views
There will be more later. Much more. So lets start at the beginning. The Shrike - 15/03/2010 04:22:15 PM 847 Views
... I'm clearly lacking in braincells. Rebekah - 15/03/2010 05:03:35 PM 948 Views
... yes, you moved to scotland? *NM* jh - 15/03/2010 05:42:21 PM 364 Views
It's not contagious! Rebekah - 15/03/2010 05:47:41 PM 777 Views
It probably is. Don't worry, we still like you! *NM* Tom - 15/03/2010 09:55:07 PM 357 Views
I didn't notice the Anna Karenina connection. That's a good point. Tom - 15/03/2010 09:26:41 PM 885 Views
Yes. Perhaps we should tell the non-Russian speakers/readers that the name of the protagonist, The Shrike - 15/03/2010 10:22:39 PM 985 Views
Zhivago is the Church Slavonic genitive singular of живой (zhivoi), "living" Tom - 15/03/2010 11:18:23 PM 832 Views
I knew those Larry - 15/03/2010 11:22:02 PM 923 Views
I thought this was a great read, and I'm sure I've missed a lot, which will make a reread good too. Rebekah - 15/03/2010 05:16:19 PM 983 Views
On balance, there IS a love story. Just not quite the one that most people think. Tom - 15/03/2010 09:34:20 PM 913 Views
I noticed that as well Larry - 15/03/2010 09:42:04 PM 966 Views
There is a lot of Christian eschatology, too Tom - 15/03/2010 09:46:59 PM 885 Views
Yes Larry - 15/03/2010 11:23:23 PM 1024 Views
Yes. This is what I was going to say, just not as articulately. *NM* Rebekah - 15/03/2010 10:12:33 PM 340 Views
My initial thoughts Beqi - 15/03/2010 06:02:21 PM 937 Views
Re: My initial thoughts wahooka - 15/03/2010 08:54:15 PM 867 Views
Which idioms were you talking about? Tom - 15/03/2010 09:43:09 PM 904 Views
Re: Which idioms were you talking about? wahooka - 15/03/2010 10:07:23 PM 883 Views
The names are not quite as hard as it may seem at first Tom - 15/03/2010 09:41:06 PM 872 Views
There appears to be a lull, so some background - How many of you have read anything about The Shrike - 15/03/2010 08:19:07 PM 877 Views
This is my first novel in that genre, fiction or non. Beqi - 15/03/2010 08:22:04 PM 761 Views
I've read bits & pieces. Rebekah - 15/03/2010 08:33:41 PM 907 Views
Ok, since you're interested, here is some "light" reading for you. Approach with caution. The Shrike - 15/03/2010 08:47:42 PM 1026 Views
Interestingly, I'm seeing parallels now that I'm reading Gibbon. Tom - 15/03/2010 09:53:15 PM 890 Views
Koenker was mine for Soviet history. The Shrike - 15/03/2010 10:08:40 PM 1170 Views
Re: Ok, since you're interested, here is some "light" reading for you. Approach with caution. wahooka - 15/03/2010 11:05:22 PM 941 Views
Thank you for calling it "light" reading. The quotation marks were comforting. Tashmere - 17/03/2010 09:56:26 AM 837 Views
I will read and respond to this when I remember to bring my glasses home from work! *NM* Rebekah - 17/03/2010 06:14:31 PM 338 Views
Finally got around to reading this. Thanks for sharing. *NM* Rebekah - 22/03/2010 04:45:24 PM 359 Views
You're welcome. *NM* The Shrike - 22/03/2010 05:14:26 PM 318 Views
I knew a bit about it. wahooka - 15/03/2010 08:36:20 PM 1005 Views
Fiction or non-fiction? Larry - 15/03/2010 09:21:04 PM 1033 Views
Do you mean Ten Days that Shook the World by John Reed? Tom - 15/03/2010 09:54:34 PM 872 Views
Ten...I was typing from memories of close to 15 years ago Larry - 15/03/2010 10:57:05 PM 874 Views
Either, though specifically I was thinking of non-fiction. The Shrike - 15/03/2010 10:11:52 PM 921 Views
That's what I was thinking of when I read it Larry - 15/03/2010 10:59:36 PM 940 Views
Familiar with the history, though I've never exhaustively studied the time period. Jacob - 16/03/2010 02:20:23 PM 936 Views
Enough to understand everything easily enough. Legolas - 21/04/2010 01:03:54 AM 751 Views
My own personal thoughts on Doctor Zhivago Tom - 15/03/2010 11:44:05 PM 1136 Views
This review has been helpful so far for me. Tashmere - 23/03/2010 11:39:51 PM 827 Views
Essay I just finished writing on the book Larry - 16/03/2010 01:26:23 AM 1273 Views
I'm really enjoying it. nossy - 16/03/2010 03:05:25 AM 917 Views
Hey, if I can come late to the party, so can you. *NM* Legolas - 21/04/2010 01:04:15 AM 286 Views
I'm still sailing through it AgentOrange - 16/03/2010 09:25:34 PM 990 Views
Why would you consider this a classic? What made it so good or profound for (plural) you? Tashmere - 16/03/2010 11:19:23 PM 889 Views
Put a question mark at the end of the first sentence and read my response. *NM* Tom - 17/03/2010 12:09:58 AM 325 Views
Some questions. Rebekah - 19/03/2010 08:27:38 AM 837 Views
Class can be tricky given the Russian context. The Shrike - 19/03/2010 05:09:14 PM 1009 Views
Grand. Thanks for the answers. Rebekah - 20/03/2010 02:33:18 PM 868 Views
As an addendum to what Greg wrote: Tom - 19/03/2010 05:56:56 PM 884 Views
Re: As an addendum to what Greg wrote: Rebekah - 20/03/2010 02:36:36 PM 893 Views
No, Tonya was exiled. It was a fortune of timing. Tom - 20/03/2010 05:22:44 PM 908 Views
The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them The Shrike - 21/03/2010 05:34:03 PM 929 Views
It looks a bit strained to me. Tom - 22/03/2010 03:28:34 AM 821 Views
So far the reviews are pretty glowing, as are the Amazon reviewers. The Shrike - 22/03/2010 01:44:19 PM 918 Views
In other news, I read about 100 pages of The Island at the Center of the World. Tom - 22/03/2010 03:48:47 PM 859 Views
I figured that you would like it. The Shrike - 22/03/2010 05:14:06 PM 994 Views
I finished it last night - the last 100+ pages rather fast, considering how long the whole took. Legolas - 21/04/2010 01:00:50 AM 685 Views
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