tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post9008514030780000700..comments2024-03-27T16:48:21.039-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: busy whispering something gladsome and mysterious - Tolstoy moves the point of viewAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-33788098195703277962017-04-14T20:10:43.956-05:002017-04-14T20:10:43.956-05:00I can't join, but I hope many people do. It m...I can't join, but I hope many people do. It must be a well-suited book for some company. Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-61525375648679559682017-04-14T20:04:08.926-05:002017-04-14T20:04:08.926-05:00You bet!You bet!Languagehathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285708503881129380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-22597646381674141982017-04-14T19:08:07.659-05:002017-04-14T19:08:07.659-05:00I'm planning a Life and Fate read-along in sum...I'm planning a <i>Life and Fate</i> read-along in summer, btw. Anyone's interested? :D Hai Di Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230670162621139739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-60034338697497611492017-02-16T08:57:53.508-06:002017-02-16T08:57:53.508-06:00Hmm, in Life and Fate I actually thought the Hitle...<i>Hmm, in Life and Fate I actually thought the Hitler pov was quite successful (not so much as an attempt to get at the historical Hitler, I found Grossman's pov on what Hitler's motivations unconvincing) but as a character in the story and as the "Bonaparte" of his Tolstoy tribute. It's the Stalin pov that's more like going for the Emperor, and it doesn't quite work because Grossman can't resist drawing back and commentating rather than committing to it as a pov. It's an artistic risk that doesn't pay off for me.</i><br /><br />I think I agree with this, but it's been a while since I read the book (which probably means I should read it again).Languagehathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285708503881129380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-34926643083383276672017-02-15T23:43:59.420-06:002017-02-15T23:43:59.420-06:00I'll note that in 1863 Tolstoy had written an ...I'll note that in 1863 Tolstoy had written an entire short story, "Strider," from the point of view of a horse.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-34603199867444335322017-02-15T23:14:30.706-06:002017-02-15T23:14:30.706-06:00I suppose you're right, since the Hitler pov i...I suppose you're right, since the Hitler pov is at least memorable, whereas the Stalin one I can barely recall. But for Tolstoy to focus on the force that the Emperor rides and not on the Emperor himself - that makes an impression.seraillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-80447312258824157072017-02-15T15:39:44.144-06:002017-02-15T15:39:44.144-06:00As I plan the "wolf hunt" post for tomor...As I plan the "wolf hunt" post for tomorrow, I too so want to be reading <i>War and Peace</i>. Which I guess in a sense I am. But in another sense, just starting over from the beginning (and maybe skipping a historical essay or two) is not a bad idea.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-44347373241730738462017-02-15T15:02:49.470-06:002017-02-15T15:02:49.470-06:00Loving all these Tolstoy posts - I *so* want to be...Loving all these Tolstoy posts - I *so* want to be reading War and Peace at the moment!<br /><br />kaggsysbookishramblingsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-76076717138008534072017-02-15T09:29:37.958-06:002017-02-15T09:29:37.958-06:00Hmm, in Life and Fate I actually thought the Hitle...Hmm, in Life and Fate I actually thought the Hitler pov was quite successful (not so much as an attempt to get at the historical Hitler, I found Grossman's pov on what Hitler's motivations unconvincing) but as a character in the story and as the "Bonaparte" of his Tolstoy tribute. It's the Stalin pov that's more like going for the Emperor, and it doesn't quite work because Grossman can't resist drawing back and commentating rather than committing to it as a pov. It's an artistic risk that doesn't pay off for me.mayareadsbookshttp://mayareadsbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-67446788481900076422017-02-14T23:52:18.278-06:002017-02-14T23:52:18.278-06:00The other Emperor, Boney, is of course fair game, ...The other Emperor, Boney, is of course fair game, subject to any imaginative prying and indignities Tolstoy wants. Tolstoy gives him a cold.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-9411274895312733122017-02-14T23:42:02.264-06:002017-02-14T23:42:02.264-06:00The use of the horse seems utterly ingenious. Vass...The use of the horse seems utterly ingenious. Vassily Grossman, in <i>Life and Fate</i>, actually goes for the point of view of the Emperor (in his case, Adolf Hitler), and the directness of that approach struck me as the least successful element in his entire <i>War and Peace</i> - sized and imitative (but still great) novel.seraillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.com