tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post6086517681788817536..comments2023-10-19T20:24:30.761+08:00Comments on Orpheus Sings the Guitar Electric: A Year Of Russian Readings 2008darkorpheushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02565452271408221461noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-84948339933039467302009-10-10T06:39:56.957+08:002009-10-10T06:39:56.957+08:00It is a good list of books.. in this list i have g...It is a good list of books.. in this list i have got some informative books..illinois natural gashttp://www.supercheapenergy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-45616007322374097382007-10-07T20:30:00.000+08:002007-10-07T20:30:00.000+08:00Carl Are you reviewing on our blog then? Actually,...<B>Carl</B> Are you reviewing on our blog then? Actually, is it any good? All I know about Russian SF is the Night Watch series.<BR/><BR/><B>Danielle</B> Thanks -- and yes, I've posted the list over at the Russian Reading Challenge Blog.darkorpheushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02565452271408221461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-71706972202633021362007-10-06T11:54:00.000+08:002007-10-06T11:54:00.000+08:00This is a great list. I will have to print it out...This is a great list. I will have to print it out. Did you post it to the blog Ex Libris set up? It'd be great to have all those lists in one central place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-92003422739521551192007-10-06T03:09:00.000+08:002007-10-06T03:09:00.000+08:00How serendipitous. I just received a review copy ...How serendipitous. I just received a review copy of the book Worlds Apart from SQT which is a collection of Russian science fiction and fantasy short stories.Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-81011029131897126852007-10-05T10:54:00.000+08:002007-10-05T10:54:00.000+08:00>Melanie Your comment on Ultitskaya is reassuring,...<B>>Melanie</B> Your comment on Ultitskaya is reassuring, thanks. I'm looking forward to her books ever since I found her books in the library.<BR/><BR/><B>Matt</B> Yay! Don't you get that itch to just start reading some of the books on the list though? I know I am.darkorpheushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02565452271408221461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-17805339017743404382007-10-05T10:15:00.000+08:002007-10-05T10:15:00.000+08:00I have been aware of The Adolescent by Dostoevsky,...I have been aware of The Adolescent by Dostoevsky, and also A Dead Man's Memoir by Bulgakov. I just added to my list.<BR/><BR/>2008 will be Year of Russia! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-81338876802882545512007-10-05T08:30:00.000+08:002007-10-05T08:30:00.000+08:00You've talked me into joining this challenge! And ...You've talked me into joining this challenge! And Ulitskaya is great.Melwykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885378201188978664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-87443426807593929122007-10-04T22:32:00.000+08:002007-10-04T22:32:00.000+08:00Eva I like it. A Reading Pool, where you dip in an...<B>Eva</B> I like it. A Reading Pool, where you dip in and occasionally skinny dip. :)darkorpheushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02565452271408221461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-57863320113620791682007-10-04T13:50:00.000+08:002007-10-04T13:50:00.000+08:00My list (in a draft post so far) has a ridiculous ...My list (in a draft post so far) has a ridiculous amount of books as well. I'm calling it a pool instead of a list. :)Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-86777354761706338692007-10-02T23:35:00.000+08:002007-10-02T23:35:00.000+08:00Iliana Don't let the pretentious list here fool yo...<B>Iliana</B> Don't let the pretentious list here fool you. The Russians are a lot more fun than people realise. Please, do join us - you have a whole year to play. :)darkorpheushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02565452271408221461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-84114332886551573482007-10-02T23:28:00.000+08:002007-10-02T23:28:00.000+08:00Wow, what a list. I've only read one book (Lolita)...Wow, what a list. I've only read one book (Lolita) from this one. I never realized how few Russian books I've read. This could be a great way to fix that problem but I admit I'm a bit intimidated by this challenge too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-9609902469327427902007-10-02T23:26:00.000+08:002007-10-02T23:26:00.000+08:00Ex Libris Remember: it's an aspirational list. It'...<B>Ex Libris</B> Remember: it's an aspirational list. It's not possible to read all the titles unless I intend to stay in bed for 365 days. :)<BR/><BR/>But please feel free to pick from the list.<BR/><BR/><B>Stefanie</B> Knowing me, I'll probably be reading other stuff with the Russians. But no way can I do Russian all year round. I think I will kill myself with the despair and the depression -- all that beating of chest and vodka.<BR/><BR/><B>Matt</B> What can I say? I think I was probably a red-headed Russian in my past life. :)<BR/><BR/>I read Gogol's "Taras Bulba" last year and it got me interested in the Cossacks -- the archetypal Russian wildman. Very romantic.<BR/><BR/>Actually, I think "The Funeral Party" may be ironically humorous.darkorpheushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02565452271408221461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-68146253172215658972007-10-02T09:11:00.000+08:002007-10-02T09:11:00.000+08:00You're hardcore! :) This list reminds me of the fi...You're hardcore! :) This list reminds me of the first two years of graduate work, devouring them all down without giving much thought. Several of these I keep revisiting: Crime and Punishment (reading and comparing translations), Anna Karenina, Resurrection, Lectures on Russian Literature, and Dead Souls.<BR/><BR/>I have yet to post my reading list but I'll start from your list as a blueprint (which is very exhausted) and work from there. <BR/><BR/>I have never read The Cossacks...so that might be a good starting point. I'm also curious about The Funeral Party. I'm grim. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-80954206286433481522007-10-02T01:30:00.000+08:002007-10-02T01:30:00.000+08:00So are you going for all Russian all the time? Tha...So are you going for all Russian all the time? That's a hefty reading list! And probably really depressing too ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-20154120295923853852007-10-02T01:02:00.000+08:002007-10-02T01:02:00.000+08:00Wow! Fantastic list!! We share a number of title...Wow! Fantastic list!! We share a number of titles, but you certainly have me beat :) Think I'll make a trip to Half Price Books tonight to see if I can find some of the titles and authors you've listed that I don't have.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10906352691388129167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-1314030060222023602007-10-02T00:03:00.000+08:002007-10-02T00:03:00.000+08:00Indigo It's also one of the most ambitious project...<B>Indigo</B> It's also one of the most ambitious project I have ever attempted. Hah! I never make things easy for myself. :)<BR/><BR/><B>Heather</B> Of course not -- I need a life. :)<BR/><BR/>I'm drawing up a list of books to pick from. The goal is to read as many from this list as possible. <BR/><BR/>My motto is: Aim High. So if you do fall short, you don't fall that low.darkorpheushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02565452271408221461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-2785759199753700922007-10-01T23:18:00.000+08:002007-10-01T23:18:00.000+08:00So you're going to read one book a week? You rock!...So you're going to read one book a week? You rock!!! Will you have time for non-Russian readings?Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13979896448183348883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-67666718643773874032007-10-01T18:01:00.000+08:002007-10-01T18:01:00.000+08:00I swear...this has got to be the MOST INTIMIDATING...I swear...this has got to be the MOST INTIMIDATING reading list EVER. While I've heard of some of them, I've only barely made it past chapter 1 of War and Peace (one of those books to be read before I die),never mind the rest!! Any easy fairy tale I can start with...haha! I'm not kidding! :-Ppurplefuguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12272465055994687963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-55152088294666834532007-10-01T13:44:00.000+08:002007-10-01T13:44:00.000+08:00Psst...The Night Watch series are Russian too. And...Psst...The Night Watch series are Russian too. And there's 3 books in the series. :)<BR/><BR/>But 4 books in 12 months -- that's the most do-able deadline for any challenge so far.darkorpheushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02565452271408221461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-50118180452155046842007-10-01T12:15:00.000+08:002007-10-01T12:15:00.000+08:00Phew! That's heavy! I think I may tackle War and P...Phew! That's heavy! I think I may tackle War and Peace, Anna Karenina, and The Idiot next year...if I can think of another, I may sign up for The Russian Reading Challenge, but I'm not committing yet ;)chrisa511https://www.blogger.com/profile/05793512698366676453noreply@blogger.com