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Home of the Gentry by Ivan Turgenev

chairmanbernanke's review

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4.0

An interesting novel on people and action.

_dunno_'s review

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3.0

Rather interesting than captivating. After 50 pages it was quite predictable he will fall for her and for a while I had the feeling I was reading the Russian version of "Pride and prejudice", but thank goodness it wasn't so. I am a fan of happy endings but I swear, if this one ended happily I wouldn't have read Turgenev again.

Turgenev has an interesting way of setting his work, maybe I'll get into details after finishing [b:Fathers and Sons|19117|Fathers and Sons|Ivan Turgenev|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1287773617s/19117.jpg|1294426].

***

Interesting fact: in 1979, a Russian discovered an asteroid and named it Turgenev, after the writer.

jaimemt_reads's review

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

bibliobethreads's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

annathebooksiread's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

gesch's review

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4.0

I enjoyed this book. I liked the narrative speed and the way each character is fleshed out and introduced at the appropriate time. I also thoroughly enjoyed the observations Lavretsky makes about life a swell as his confrontation with Panshin.

I found it interesting the exploration of emotions which Turgenev explores and manages to convey through writing ranging from profound melancholy to ardent passionate love.

narodnokolo's review against another edition

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reflective sad fast-paced

3.25

maaikemieke's review against another edition

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4.0

Wondermooie beschrijvingen. 4,25!

vetathebooksurfer's review

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4.0

 КНИЖНЫЙ ОТЗЫВ 📚 И.С. ТУРГЕНЕВ «ДВОРЯНСКОЕ ГНЕЗДО» 1859 г

Разочаровавшийся в жизни дворянин, после разрыва с женой возвращается из Европы в Россию, в родовое полузаброшенное имение, где постепенно оживает, не без помощи дальней родственницы. В двух словах, это меланхоличный любовный роман, не без светлого посыла, конечно.

Структурно книга напоминает "Джейн Эйр" от имени Рочестера: прекрасная, умная и таинственная героиня - есть. Болезненный разрыв с изменившей женой - есть. Разочаровавшийся бобыль в родовом гнезде - есть.

Звучит красиво, да? У меня один вопрос: что с ними со всеми не так? Что им неймется? У персонажей глобальные проблемы возникают чуть ли не на ровном месте. Они ведутся на очевидные манипуляции, упираются, как молодые ослята, - все, ради абстрактной веры, больше напоминающей юношеский максимализм. Думаю, поэтому мне было сложно воспринимать главную героиню всерьез.

В шоу ЧБПЛБНП прозвучало такое мнение о прозе Тургенева: при максимально доступном стиле изложения, его герои зачастую поступают внезапно, иррационально, их мотивы не всегда понятных читателю. Со своей стороны могу сказать, что хотя мотив многих персонажей Тургенева мне очевидны, тем не менее, в данном произведении герои демонстрируют невозможное упрямство

В концу у меня возник такой вопрос: для чего все это было. В гнезде, вроде как, высиживаются птенцы, в свое время вылетающие творить великие дела. Кажется, в этом гнезде воспитали наивных детей, которые даже за себя постоять не могут.


BOOK REVIEW 📚 THE NOBLEMEN'S NEST BY IVAN TURGENEV, 1859

A disillusioned nobleman returns home from Europe to Russia after breaking up with his wife. His home is an ancestral half-abandoned estate, where he gradually wakes up, not without the help of a distant relative - a beautiful Turgenev's maiden, tragic and well-read (a figure of speech, because this heroine in particular isn't exactly well-read and it is mentioned within the book). In a nutshell, this is a melancholic love story, not without a bright side to it, of course.

Structurally, the book resembles "Jane Eyre" on behalf of Rochester: a beautiful, intelligent and mysterious heroine - check. Painful break up with a cheating wife - check. Disappointed bachelor in the ancestral's nest - check.

Sounds nice, right? I have one question: what is wrong with all of them? The characters seem to have problems almost out of the blue. They fall for obvious manipulations, they are stubborn-headed as mules - all for the sake of abstract faith. I think it was difficult for me to take the main character seriously, because the girl makes life decisions being practically a youngster.

I heard an opinion on Turgenev's prose: with the most accessible style of presentation, his characters often act irrationally, their motives are not always clear to the reader. For my part, I can say that although the motive of many of Turgenev's characters is obvious to me, nevertheless, in this work the characters demonstrate impossible stubbornness.

The only things I question about this book, is why these lads never learned to stand up for themselves? 

soffa903's review

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challenging slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5