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A dark, thought-provoking classic that takes you deep into the human soul. Unmissable for those who love literary depth and philosophical suspense - just be ready for some moody Russian intensity!
He had successfully avoided meeting his landlady on the stairs. His closet of a room was under the roof of a high, five-floor house and was more like a cupboard than a place in which to live. The land... - #2
A masterpiece of ideas and emotion - profound, moving, and messy in the best way. Not a breezy read, but if you’re ready to wrestle with big questions, The Brothers Karamazov delivers.
Alexey Fyodorovitch Karamazov was the third son of Fyodor PavlovitchKaramazov, a land owner well known in our district in his own day, andstill remembered among us owing to his gloomy and tragic death... - #3
A short, intense, and thought-provoking classic that delivers an unforgettable (if sometimes uncomfortable) dive into self-doubt, spite, and the reasons we act against our own interests. Difficult but rewarding - perfect for those who want their fiction to pull no punches.
I am a sick person . . . A spiteful one. An unattractive person, too. I think my liver is diseased. But I don’t give a damn about my disease and in fact I don’t even know what’s wrong with me. I do no... - #4
A true classic about love, choices, and society - with intricate psychology and rich detail. Long but absolutely worth the journey if you love character-driven stories.
The wife had discovered that the husband was carrying on an intrigue with a French girl, who had been a governess in their family, and she had announced to her husband that she could not go on living... - #5
War and Peace is a legendary classic for a reason - a rich, immersive, and wise epic perfect for readers ready to invest time and attention. Come for the characters, the drama, and the big ideas; just don’t feel bad if you skim the philosophical bits at the end!
Well, Prince, Genoa and Lucca are now no more than private estates of the Bonaparte family. No, I warn you, that if you do not tell me we are at war, if you again allow yourself to palliate all the in... - #6
A slender yet powerful novel about the absurdity of life and the search for meaning, best suited to readers who appreciate philosophical musings and moral ambiguity. Not for those who need all the answers or a warm, fuzzy ending.
The old people’s home is at Marengo, about eighty kilometers from Algiers, I’ll take the two o’clock bus and get there in the afternoon. That way I can be there for the vigil and come back tomorrow ni... - #7
A dense, psychologically rich novel that explores what happens when pure goodness meets a flawed world - brilliant, challenging, and rewarding, but not for the faint of heart or impatient reader.
Towards the end of November, during a thaw, at nine o'clock one morning, a train on the Warsaw and Petersburg railway was approaching the latter city at full speed. The morning was so damp and misty t... - #8
A wildly inventive and profound classic that fuses satire, romance, and the supernatural - a dense, dazzling read for anyone willing to embrace chaos and magic in literature.
At the hour of sunset, on a hot spring day, two citizens appeared in the Patriarchs’ Ponds Park. One, about forty, in a gray summer suit, was short, plump, dark-haired and partly bald. He carried his... - #9
A page-turning, grand revenge fantasy with flair, drama, and heart. Worth every page - just don’t settle for an abridged version!
On February 24, 1815, the lookout at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the arrival of the three-master Pharaon, coming from Smyrna, Trieste and Naples. As usual, a coastal pilot immediately left the po... A dense but brilliant look at the hidden power structures in society; challenging but rewarding for anyone interested in how modern control works beneath the surface.
On 2 March 1757 Damiens the regicide was condemned ‘to make theamende honorable before the main door of the Church of Paris’, where he was to be ‘taken and conveyed in a cart, wearing nothing but a sh...