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http://vendettadolce.com — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:42:29 +0000

Thank you so much for using free time in order to
publish “Classic Literature Challenge | ravingmadscientists”.
Many thanks yet again ,Lindsey

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Minority RULE: Mino Master Machine | Eradica — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:13:27 +0000

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Comment on Slip Inside The Eye Of Your Mind by Sara Lang

Sara Lang — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 04:22:03 +0000

My best friend in high school gave me a copy of Crime and Punishment as a gift, and I quickly became fascinated by Raskolnikov and his idea that he was, as an intellectually superior person, above morality. It’s been literally decades since I read it…..I believe I was only 17! But I do recall that I couldn’t put the book down. The multiple names for many characters was, at first confusing, but that didn’t get in the way of the story of a brutal murderer so driven by paranoia and then…….but no, I won’t give away any more. After that, I read Anna Karenina and loved it, but somehow became bogged down in War and Peace. I returned to another of Dostoevsky’s – The Brothers Karamazov – and I was captivated once more. It is the spirituality of Dostoevsky’s work that drew me in. At the time, I had long considered entering a convent upon graduation, and so many of my favorite books dealt with the spiritual side of humanity. Even the sci-fi I was reading contained strong elements of that – works by Bradbury, Asimov, and Heinlein. I remember a history professor of mine…..he taught pre-Communist Russian History, and I recall how he stressed the deeply spiritual nature of the Russian people. He used to say there was tremendous significance in the reference to their country as “Mother Russia.” The literature I was familiar with certainly reflected this.

Comment on Slip Inside The Eye Of Your Mind by ravingmadscientists

ravingmadscientists — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:07:05 +0000

Thank you for the recommendations! I’m always looking for a good book to read.

Comment on Slip Inside The Eye Of Your Mind by Loren Riley

Loren Riley — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 09:32:42 +0000

I definitely liked The Idiot more than The Brothers Karamazov. If you’re looking for great Russian literature, as someone who’s slightly obsessed with it, might I recommend Master and Margarita by Bulgakov, We by Zamyatin, First Love by Turgenev, and The Nose/Dead Souls by Gogol. None of these books are as long winded as anything Dostoevsky wrote, although Bulgakov does suffer from the same ‘many different names for the same characters’ problem that Dostoevsky uses. But there is a mini series available on youtube, which helped me figure out who was who.

Comment on Slip Inside The Eye Of Your Mind by stressingoutstudent

stressingoutstudent — Thu, 30 May 2013 00:46:43 +0000

Nice short review. I’ve only read Crime and Punishment and a few of his short stories, but BK is definitely on my to-read list. He really is long-winded, but the ideas and accompanying feelings are fantastic.

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Classic Literature Challenge | ravingmadscientists — Wed, 29 May 2013 21:09:21 +0000

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Slip Inside The Eye Of Your Mind | ravingmadscientists — Wed, 29 May 2013 21:05:37 +0000

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Tue, 28 May 2013 01:45:50 +0000

Oddly I don’t remember much about deleted scenes/bloopers, though I’m pretty sure they’re on there–I just remember that the commentary rocked, and you can just tell how much JW & DG LOVED what they were creating, and how much of their heart was in it. LOL I forgot the button was called purge haha well that explains that.