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A review by musicsaves
Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov
5.0
In the midst of exploding unrest in America, and while personally researching and working on concrete changes that I can bring about in myself, I was in the middle of reading this wonderful Russian classic. It was a breath of refreshing distraction that was much needed when taking temporary breaks from the urgent work needed in the world outside of this charming novel.
And this story of a man, pure of heart, but unmotivated to take action to improve his personal life also provided a fascinating contrast to today when “purity” of heart (read, “best of intentions’) is not enough to bring about the critical change that’s needed in all of our lives. The Black Lives Matter movement that has now, importantly, become much more than a mere movement cries out for us to avoid Oblomovism. To get up off our couches and move with energetic purpose to help bring about a better future.
And this story of a man, pure of heart, but unmotivated to take action to improve his personal life also provided a fascinating contrast to today when “purity” of heart (read, “best of intentions’) is not enough to bring about the critical change that’s needed in all of our lives. The Black Lives Matter movement that has now, importantly, become much more than a mere movement cries out for us to avoid Oblomovism. To get up off our couches and move with energetic purpose to help bring about a better future.