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My biggest grippe about the Everyman books is that the gold embossing rubs off far too easily.

I've read nothing of Cormac's work. Dostoevsky, however, is an outstanding writer, and he has introduced me to Russian literature. Vladimir Nabokov is where it is at for me these days, as he is a phenomenal writer.

Great point about the translations and Ebooks help because you can just click on a word and get a definition?!

I am going to read “The Kamarozov Brothers,” again! I read it first when I was laid up for Achilles Surgery and want to explore it again!

I highly recommend “The Idiot,” but any of his works too!

I am finishing “The Idiot,” now and have read “The Possessed, Demons,” and “The Kmarozov Brothers.” I just bought “Notes from Underground,” and “Crime and Punishment,” today to read next. He is a must I believe and just simply put GREAT!

bit off topic but what is your opinion on Fingerprint! Publishing ( particularly they hardcover deluxe editions) ?

Which is better to collect, the everyman library or canterbury leather bound classics

They're my favorite publisher, such a pleasure to hold and read and like they could stand the test of time

When you said “Beloved,” it made me think of the novel, Beloved by Toni Morrison. You MUST read it! 😊

A man after my own heart! Speaking of Russian history, I’m reading a great but big book about the housing for Communist bigwigs after the Russian revolution called The House of Government- I highly recommend it! BTW it’s ark - i - pell a go, not patio.😊From a former English teacher, good for you!🎉

Does anyone have an experience that was similar to a fictional situation in a book? Me and my parents visited my aunts house out in a forested area, and not even kidding you, my friends and brothers had me lay down in a boat and pushed me off into a lake. Me, being a dork, started talking about romantic it was drifting away in the lake. But there was a hole in the boat, and it sank. No joke! All that had to happen next was the forest area to be called green gables! But my friends and brothers dared me to get in this wooden boat/raft, laying in the boat to see how long I would go without the wooden boat sinking! So that was an experience I had that was a little too close to scene in a book I love! Deliberately, for laughs, I talk my friend’s ears off about how it would be so romantic to drown or die for someone! Telling them that certain names to trees or places weren’t romantic! Lololol! Yeah, they caught on after I told them what I was referencing, but they thought I was weird at first! XDDDD

You have really nice content and I enjoy seeing your books. Who is your favorite author? I finished my PhD in English a year ago, and I am definitely a modernist, but specialized in postcolonial lit. I have been into Russian lit as of late. Are you an English major or were you?

I also read Crime & Punishment and The Idiot. When starting with The Brothers Karamazov I was prepared; I had my notebook and wrote down all the names of the characters introduced with a short description and where they first occurred in the story. It was really necessary, but also I really enjoyed The Brothers Karamazov. I also have the Everyman's version and it was such a good translation. I love their aesthetic too.

Great video man! Let's all keep at it with the good habits

Adding Exile and the Kingdom instead of The Stranger is just sad

Love the LOA font

Oh I'm so glad you liked The Passenger and Stella Maris like you did! :D The Passenger is, in my not so humble opinion, McCarthy's true masterpiece. Best modern book I've read in ages. Coincidentally I also read The Revenant last year too. I liked it, although I do get why most people probably prefer the movie.

every time you upload a video, it's an awesome day. several of the books you've read, particularly the western, have caught my attention and I've been meaning to get around to reading them. amazing Colter Wall record in the background btw.

You have an impressive list of books read! You're going to love A Sportsman's Sketches. Turgenev said Dostoevsky was the meanest Christian he ever met. Endo is a great novelist. Give The Samurai and The Sea and Poison a try.

Loved the vid! If you're interested in the Soviet Union, I would highly HIGHLY recommend Second-Hand Time by Svetlana Alexievich, or any book by her for that matter. Life changing for me. Have a lovely day :D

These are some of my fave videos!

nyrb will forever be my favorite looking books. i have purposely researched their catalog just so i could have reason to put their books sooner on my tbr books. favorite authors so far have been renata adler and john williams

Currently reading C&M.Great video

I am very grateful that this video just popped up on my feed by chance. I've had Crime & Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov for the better part of the year, but I've been putting them off since I'm a procrastinator. I'm not sure how to put it, but the atmosphere you create and the way you speak make your video feel like home. I subscribed already, and I'll be watching your videos!

On a total whim I picked up the idiot (Garnett translation) years ago and it really ignited my love of classic literature. That first part is just so incredible!! I loved the drama and Prince Myshkin as a character is still one of my all time favorites. This is a phrase that gets bandied about a lot, but he is truly too good for this world

Love the hardback collection!

If I could be so bold, I would recommend "Hadji Murat" by Leo Tolstoy, "Death and the Dervish" by Mesa Selimovic, "Sabres of Paradise" by Lesley Blanch, and "My Name is Red" by Orhan Pamuk.

Frank's biography is a must read, whichever version you choose. The abridged version (which is the one I've read) has been called the best single volume biography of Dostoevsky ever written. It may be the best biography of any writer ever written. Read the unabridged if you want an extremely deep dive into his works. You really can't go wrong with either one. P&V do take a lot of heat for being so literal, but I'm someone who tends to prefer literal translations. Get me as close to the original as is possible in English. P&V do that. They may not be as easy as other translations, but that's what I like.

I re-read The Brothers Karamazov recently with a friend. The characters are well-developed and there’s a lot of humor such as the scandal surrounding the saintly priest’s body stinking! However, it’s important to remember that the novel was serialized and sometimes we found we just had to push through some of the dryer parts. Remarkably, the dryer parts proved not to be dry as originally thought as they were developed later. I also wondered if all three of the brothers weren’t different manifestations of Dostoevsky own self-the sensualist, the atheist, and the saint. Thanks again, Brent, for your excellent videos. Stay awesome, Mike

I started with the Brothers Karamazov. Didn't finish it, switched to The Double, loved it, and now I'm going back into Karamazov. Wish me luck

Love your taste in literature, keep ‘em coming 😊

Wow, I really appreciate your reviews!

Thank you for a wonderful review. Your thoroughness and enthusiasm made for a great video!

He doesn't just steel man the opposition philosophy, he steel mans the characters as well. Ivan Karamazov, for example, is an incredibly well written and sensitively drawn character. Also, having read almost everything he has written, I agree that C+P is probably the best starting point for Dostoevsky. I think it is the most approachable of his works for a western audience.

The pain, the misery, the esoteric suffering, the philosophy, all that a man with values needs by one author!

Honestly, I rlly loved this video hahah just very personal and caring

Love a good soft flop! 📖

I can’t help but notice how all the English editions of books have their sides written in one direction I am not sure how to explain. The thing I am triggered the most in Bulgarian editions is that the sides are always in random and when you look at the bookshelf it is distracting and you start shifting your head left to right….

I read A Good Man is Hard to Find in high school and that led me to the rest of Flannery O'Connor's work. Great writer who died young so just about everything she wrote is in that edition you have.

I get what you mean about The Revenant. I love The Searcher (the film) but found the book to be lacking in something to sink myself teeth into

Crime and Punishment was my favorite read of the year. Even loved the epilogue that gets knocked a lot. I thought it was like a miniature Revelation

Just found this channel. Automatically in the top 4 of booktube

discovered nyrb when I started reading Junger. He might become my favourite author soon and their editions are so nice.

I guess when you're not much help to the crew and it takes days/weeks to get where you're going, all you can do is write.