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doorknob

PostPosted: April 2nd, 2012, 12:40 am
by Oz Zee
Hi there. Not sure what to write here. I'm 23 years old and a big fan of russian literature, mainly Dostoevsky and Tolstoy. I love love love novels that reveals the personal feelings and experiences of the characters and how the gentle ripples of a plot can open up my mind to the vast space of the world.

I'm a complicating person, I guess. I used to write but not anymore.

I'm a sentimentalist but I'll never admit it if we knew each other.

I wish I had more time reading. I wish I could meet more people like me here too.

I also enjoy films, poetry, art, photography --- al though I only appreciate them, I am no creator.

Anyway, I'll bother you all around the forum if you don't mind. :)

Re: doorknob

PostPosted: April 2nd, 2012, 9:38 am
by thevinethatwrites
Great to have you here, Oz Zee! :) Judging from your comments I see that you're a great writer :) I've been meaning to read "Brothers Karamazov", is it good? :)

Re: doorknob

PostPosted: April 2nd, 2012, 11:01 am
by Wanda
Hi Oz Zee!!!! Welcome to Read Philippines! Russian literature, wow. The onyl one i've read is Anna Karenina and I didn't enjoy it that much. Have you read War and Peace? Is it good? I'm thinking of reading that too.

Re: doorknob

PostPosted: April 2nd, 2012, 5:20 pm
by Memnoch26
welcome Oz Zee !!!

can you recommend a must-read Russian book?

Re: doorknob

PostPosted: April 2nd, 2012, 9:39 pm
by Oz Zee
Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! :)

thevinethatwrites wrote:Great to have you here, Oz Zee! :) Judging from your comments I see that you're a great writer :) I've been meaning to read "Brothers Karamazov", is it good? :)


Vine, "The Brother's Karamazov" is one of those novels that slides between literature and philosophy and I really recommend everyone who wants to learn about life and themselves to read this book because it just delivers so much. Basing on the brothers' persona alone, they deal with the consequences of faith, intellects and actions --- all of which carry the nature of being human. We clearly live in a very fortunate time where we can learn about life by simply reading a book

Wanda wrote:Hi Oz Zee!!!! Welcome to Read Philippines! Russian literature, wow. The onyl one i've read is Anna Karenina and I didn't enjoy it that much. Have you read War and Peace? Is it good? I'm thinking of reading that too.


Hi Wanda, a part of me just died. I'm going to have to pretend you didn't say that. :P Anna Karenina is my favorite novel, and I believe that its the best thing that's ever written, each short chapter brought me inside a different world. I still cherish those days when I read it in the bus; trapped in a second reality so much I wish I would never reach my stop. It was amazing. I can't say the same for War and Peace--- this one leans more to academic history, but it doesn't take away the purity of meeting different characters and understanding each and everyone's point of view. I think that's what's special about Tolstoy, his novels are motored by social issues and strict realism that even if we're in year 2012, for brief moments we can imagine (just as heavy as real life) living in 19th century Russia. And you don't even need to know anything about Russia at all, you just simply have to imagine how life back then was, how they had so much time to think intellectually and bother about things that should mean more than what people these days spend their lives. You never fail to experience culture reading Tolstoy.

Hi Memnoch, I've bragged so much about Anna Karenina, I believe I've answered your question. :D
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Re: doorknob

PostPosted: April 3rd, 2012, 12:03 pm
by Memnoch26
great... i'll check out Anna karenina...

thanks...