Reading lists

[maschab]

So I've got this huge reading list from Uni. We're supposed to read a certain list of books before our bachelor exams. So what, you say? Nothing, except I'm nowhere on this list. A few poems, some short stories, that's all. What remains? Uh, War and Peace, for one and Crime and Punishment. Other, less known things, like A day in the life of Ivan

Comments

[sidoo]

I'm surprised you haven't read War and Peace yet ;) Do you think you can watch the movie instead? Might be quicker and I heard the adaptation was good (I have watch it but I never read the book so I could not say)

[maschab]

Ha! It's a long-term project, it's so huge. I started to read Anna Karenina, by the way. I gave up when I noticed I hadn't realised she was pregnant for 20 chapters...

I can't really watch the movie instead, as it's more about Tolstoy's style and method than the plot, though that is important, too, of course. I mean, I should read it in Russian! Fat chance of doing this anytime soon. And I have noticed that I have problems rading books after seeing an adaptation (I tend to find the book boring and long-winded), so I try to avoid this as far as possible.