tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post7500919983371367837..comments2024-03-28T05:11:15.109-04:00Comments on Avid Reader's Musings: December Classics Club Meme Question Melissa (Avid Reader)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-69995328247916735212013-12-11T14:21:08.105-05:002013-12-11T14:21:08.105-05:00Brona Joy - Isn't it funny how we tend towards...Brona Joy - Isn't it funny how we tend towards certain types of books at certain times. I tend to read big fat Dickens novels in the dead of winter for some reason. Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-78301636366667897932013-12-10T16:54:48.768-05:002013-12-10T16:54:48.768-05:00I also read AK pre-blogging days, & I loved it...I also read AK pre-blogging days, & I loved it so much (and I think there was a good BBC production doing the rounds at that time too).<br /><br />I would love to reread it one day.<br /><br />One curious thing I've noticed is that I tend to read the Russians during my summer hols - partly because during my teaching years that was when I had a nice big block of time to tackle them. But I also love reading about cold climate dramas on a hot summer's day :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-52138417964558566342013-12-10T11:22:27.112-05:002013-12-10T11:22:27.112-05:00o - I read the Garnett translation. I can't co...o - I read the Garnett translation. I can't compare it to another, but I thought it was good. <br /><br />ebookclassics - I think you absolutely have to be in the mood for Russian lit! <br /><br />JoAnn - Travels with Charley definitely wins for me, but they're both great! <br /><br />Carrie - I was thinking the same thing!<br /><br />cleopatra - I read the Pevear-Volokhonsky translation of War and Peace and it was so good! I can't compare it with other translations though because I've only read it once. <br /><br />Christina - Ha, that's rough! Some books just don't ever click. <br /><br />Andi - Lolita is a great place to start with Nabokov!<br /><br />Ruth - I believe my translation was by Garnett as well. I thought it was well done. Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-47521377031102176392013-12-10T10:47:24.052-05:002013-12-10T10:47:24.052-05:00Anna Karenina is a runner up for me. I loved the ...Anna Karenina is a runner up for me. I loved the character of Levin and his transformation. It was just lovely.<br /><br />Constance Garnett was the translator I read, and it was enjoyable. (I also read Crime and Punishment with Garnett as translator and liked it very much). But supposedly there is another translation that is even better than Garnett. Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-54946403789178639702013-12-09T15:19:21.862-05:002013-12-09T15:19:21.862-05:00One of the things I want to do in t he new year is...One of the things I want to do in t he new year is read more Russian classics since I've read nothing but Nabokov. Ever. I was leaning toward this one since it's often compared to Madame Flaubert, and I'm tickled to see that you loved it!Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-21465315004103451272013-12-06T13:48:03.149-05:002013-12-06T13:48:03.149-05:00I read Anna Karenina 20+ years ago in college and ...I read Anna Karenina 20+ years ago in college and hated it so much. It took me a year to read the last 40 pages of the book because I was so angry with the way it was ending. Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649967258709321126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-42422334183700997802013-12-06T11:54:44.144-05:002013-12-06T11:54:44.144-05:00I read Anna Karenina last year and loved it too. ...I read <i>Anna Karenina</i> last year and loved it too. Levin was a wonderful character and, I've heard, modelled on Tolstoy himself.<br /><br />I read the Pevear-Volokhonsky translation and found it so-so. I'd try a different one next time.Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-51620640394223753492013-12-06T10:38:27.813-05:002013-12-06T10:38:27.813-05:00I love AK, too - I should really do a reread one o...I love AK, too - I should really do a reread one of these days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-48996025806577823352013-12-06T09:53:01.556-05:002013-12-06T09:53:01.556-05:00I loved Anna Karenina, too… almost as much as Trav...I loved Anna Karenina, too… almost as much as Travels with Charley ;-)JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-86923034071973811982013-12-06T09:26:30.037-05:002013-12-06T09:26:30.037-05:00Anna Karenina was the first book I read from my cl...Anna Karenina was the first book I read from my classics list. I also assumed it would be melodramatic with violins playing in the background, so imagine my surprise when I actually had to do a lot of "thinking" about the story. Levin ended up being my favourite character. I haven't tackled any other Tolstoy books or Russian literature, but there a few on my list. I'm just waiting for the right moment. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-5965726035206100802013-12-06T07:40:54.159-05:002013-12-06T07:40:54.159-05:00I didn't have much success when I first read A...I didn't have much success when I first read Anna Karenina, but I do remember really liking Levin. Which translation did you right? Perhaps that might be my problem. I do want to re-read it.<br /><br />And I LOVED Travels With Charley :)ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01245931629228090133noreply@blogger.com