tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post8812282197134688896..comments2023-05-30T07:00:13.707-04:00Comments on Bookphilia.com: The more glaring the absurdity, the more strongly I believed in itBookphiliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155882653615842141noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-3918444410303363232010-01-19T16:25:20.840-05:002010-01-19T16:25:20.840-05:00Eva: If I had my reading life to do over again, I ...Eva: If I had my reading life to do over again, I might well read only the lesser known works of classic authors, just to save the best for last.<br /><br />heidenkind: Very often, but not always. I love everything David Mitchell has so far published. All for different reasons.<br /><br />Stefanie: Do it! And then you'll have The Brothers Karamazov to look forward to still...!Bookphiliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05155882653615842141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-3585019408051503172010-01-12T11:58:51.808-05:002010-01-12T11:58:51.808-05:00I was thinking as I read that I should read Brothe...I was thinking as I read that I should read Brothers K before I The Adolescent, but then you made such a good point that now I have to rethink that!Stefaniehttp://somanybooksblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-63886000331458774702010-01-10T01:06:50.956-05:002010-01-10T01:06:50.956-05:00I've never read either, so Dostoevsky is safe ...I've never read either, so Dostoevsky is safe from me. ;) But I think that's the danger with every author, isn't it? There's always that favorite book that you love, and the rest never quite measure up.Heidenkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09494625457587427781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-46545025422235642022010-01-09T10:25:35.743-05:002010-01-09T10:25:35.743-05:00I sometimes worry about that with classic authors!...I sometimes worry about that with classic authors! I've only read Crime & Punishment, which I loved, but I have Brothers Karamazov patiently waiting for me on my shelves. It sounds like maybe I should read some of his less well-known works first!Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.com