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Originally Posted by ^___^
Been meaning to get into Tolstoï and Dostoïevski, but I'm not sure where to start. Any recommendations would be appreciated.
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I have heard good things about almost all of their novels, especially Tolstoy's War and Peace and Dost.'s the Brothers Karamazov. This is all from my friend's word of mouth.
I have also read the House of Leaves, and would recommend it to those interested in "thriller" mind fucking type novels. It was lent to me by, literally, the guy everyone thought was a freak when I was a senior in high school. I was a chatter in class, and my teacher had to sit me in one side of the room alone with him (since he also can't keep his mouth shut, but not because he talked to his friends). He had this rather large book with him, and curiousity took a hold of me as he lent it to me. It's mind tripping and rather psychologically disturbing at times.
As usual, I recommend The Count of Monte Cristo. Such a brilliant classic and tome to read. I would recommend either the Penguin publisher since I've heard good things about the more modern translation. But the version I read was Modern Library, which uses the traditional and classic translation that's been in print for over 100 years. I would recommend this to those who enjoy an older approach (but still love my copy scrawled with underlined passages of sheer poetic brilliance!). I never had the liberty to read this in high school, but then again, I'm glad I was not forced to because then I probably would not have understood a lot of themes that go on in this book. Despite the swashbuckling amateur appearance, this book has some mature themes and heartbreaking moments.
Jam it back in, in the dark.
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