Comments on: A book meme http://burlaki.com/blog/2008/11/21/a-book-meme/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:51:43 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ilya http://burlaki.com/blog/2008/11/21/a-book-meme/comment-page-1/#comment-4149 Ilya Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:36:39 +0000 http://burlaki.com/blog/?p=1132#comment-4149 I always subscribed to a notion that only literary scholars can like Dostoyevsky. I have no affinity for his works. Nonetheless, in high school, when C&P was part of the curriculum, we had a mock court to judge Raskolnikov. I was assigned the duty of prosecuting him. I'm pretty sure that I got his conviction - and more importantly a top grade, which I suppose indicates that I at least knew everything there was to be known of the plot and characters. I always subscribed to a notion that only literary scholars can like Dostoyevsky. I have no affinity for his works. Nonetheless, in high school, when C&P was part of the curriculum, we had a mock court to judge Raskolnikov. I was assigned the duty of prosecuting him. I’m pretty sure that I got his conviction – and more importantly a top grade, which I suppose indicates that I at least knew everything there was to be known of the plot and characters.

]]> By: Brian Greenberg http://burlaki.com/blog/2008/11/21/a-book-meme/comment-page-1/#comment-4144 Brian Greenberg Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:42:29 +0000 http://burlaki.com/blog/?p=1132#comment-4144 C&P was the only book I ever resorted to Cliff Notes for in High School. 100 pages in, all of the long, Russian names sounded exactly the same to me (no intention to offend here, remember - I was 16), and I had no idea what was going on. When I caved in and bought the Cliff Notes, it went on and on about the importance of the prositute character. I didn't even know there <i>was</i> a prostitute character. I'd always assumed it was better in the original Russian, but now your post leads me to believe it's just an all around bad book, ill-deserving of the iconic status it has achieved. Yeah, that's the ticket... C&P was the only book I ever resorted to Cliff Notes for in High School. 100 pages in, all of the long, Russian names sounded exactly the same to me (no intention to offend here, remember – I was 16), and I had no idea what was going on. When I caved in and bought the Cliff Notes, it went on and on about the importance of the prositute character. I didn’t even know there was a prostitute character.

I’d always assumed it was better in the original Russian, but now your post leads me to believe it’s just an all around bad book, ill-deserving of the iconic status it has achieved.

Yeah, that’s the ticket…

]]> By: Ilya http://burlaki.com/blog/2008/11/21/a-book-meme/comment-page-1/#comment-4076 Ilya Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:39:24 +0000 http://burlaki.com/blog/?p=1132#comment-4076 Happy to be of service, Vince! I always felt that Nathan, with his "meminator" attitude, is terribly misguided :) Happy to be of service, Vince! I always felt that Nathan, with his “meminator” attitude, is terribly misguided :)

]]> By: Vince http://burlaki.com/blog/2008/11/21/a-book-meme/comment-page-1/#comment-4070 Vince Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:02:26 +0000 http://burlaki.com/blog/?p=1132#comment-4070 I love to read, and this is a good meme and a great post. Now I know what I'll do for <em>my</em> Saturday blog post. I love to read, and this is a good meme and a great post. Now I know what I’ll do for my Saturday blog post.

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