This parental speech cracked me up ?: "There was a time -Nikolai Artemyevich began again- when daughters did not permit themselves to look down on their parents, when parental authority made the disobedient tremble. That time has passed, unfortunately; such at least, is the opinion of many. But believe me, there still exist laws which do not allow...which do not allow...in a word, there still exist laws. Pray take notice of that: law exists."
pickA Russian love story written with the amazing style of Turgenev it's a guaranteed pick. In my opinion, it's not the best of his works and the end is quite predictable, you just seat and wait for it to inevitably happen but while still enjoying the story. I would have loved if Turgenev went more political and/or philosophical, since the characters gave him the opportunity to do either, but it's purely a love story.
pickA story of star-crossed lovers in 19th century Russia. This is a good book, if a bit predictable. I liked it, but I would have absolutely loved it in my teens or early twenties. As is it is, I prefer Fathers and Sons by Turgenev.
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