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I think the "go fast" guy is right. The problem with really old classics is that they have been imitated a lot. I had the same issue with "War & Peace" - I felt
by throw1234651234 4y ago
I think the "go fast" guy is right. The problem with really old classics is that they have been imitated a lot. I had the same issue with "War & Peace" - I felt like I have read the book a 1000 times before. I find Chekov and Bulgakov to be far more interesting. Their work is shorter and hits harder.
- elevaet 4y agoWhat do you recommend by Chekov?
- sleightofmind 4y agoJust about anything. Go to Project Gutenberg, pick a book of plays, or short stories, and just start reading. Be forewarned, though. Chekov doesn't do endings (for the most part) and he made no apologies for his lack of endings. You'll find out with a minimal investment of time whether or not you like his style. I do, despite the paucity of endings. Endings are hard. I suspect one of the things that has enhanced Tom Hanks' acting career is making sure most of the stuff he did had a good solid ending, not a quick fade -- consider Saving Private Ryan, and Castaway. Killer endings. Tolstoy, unlike Chekov, does great endings.
- elevaet 4y agoThanks. I think this is something that attracts me to his writing - real life rarely has endings.
- throw1234651234 4y agoWard No. 6
- sleightofmind 4y agoWow. That was a very good read, and it had an ending -- precisely your point, I imagine. Thanks!
- throw1234651234 4y agoReally glad you enjoyed it!
- billfruit 4y agoSholokov and Solzhenitsyn do continue the style and approach of Tolstoy, I think.