THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY BOOK REVIEW (VICTOBER 2020)
This is my review and analysis of “The Picture of Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wilde. I think that it’s a wonderful book, worth reading and rereading. No spoilers…
MUSIC: Six Musical Moments, D. 780 - III. Allegro moderato in F minor by Franz Schubert Performed by: Sofja Gülbadamova Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Tolstoy was one of the most influential writers. Although he hated his “War and Peace” and “Anna Karenina”, he wanted to ensure that everybody who wanted to read his books could do so for free.
Here are some book recommendations on where you could start with Tolstoy, if you want to become familiar with works.
1. The Death of Ivan Ilyich
2. The Kreutzer Sonata
3. Father Sergius
4. The Living Corpse
5. A Confession
6. What I Believe
P.S. I love Anna Karenina and War and Peace, but they would be the obvious answer to the question...
This is the third part of KLASSIK, a series that will, hopefully, inspire you to read Russian classics.
Coming up: PUSHKIN
PUSHKIN: WHERE TO START? | KLASSIK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m44Eb7w9PY
GOGOL: WHERE TO START? | KLASSIK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyinu-5-eCc
DOSTOEVSKY: WHERE TO START? | KLASSIK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcdXV7tPXgY
SUBSCRIBE HERE:
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IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO THE KREUTZER SONATA:
https://youtu.be/5YKmb7_y3E8
#tolstoy #russianliterature
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP1u7p4rSlY
In this video, I try to analyze part six from Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy. My main goal is to discuss it with you in the comments and to broaden my perspective. I hope that the next video will be better than this one and that I’ll have more interesting thoughts to share!
TOLSTOY: WHERE TO START?
https://youtu.be/pP1u7p4rSlY
ANNA KARENINA PART 1
https://youtu.be/dPBGyl-4b3s
ANNA KARENINA PART 2
https://youtu.be/n1c46NOHErU
ANNA KARENINA PART 3
https://youtu.be/4xi9eD-OEtM
ANNA KARENINA PART 4
https://youtu.be/oW1UIcOOvZg
ANNA KARENINA PART 5
https://youtu.be/LD_CbjNWooI
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Music
Six Musical Moments, D. 780 - III. Allegro moderato in F minor by Franz Schubert Performed by: Sofja Gülbadamova Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/t
#tosltoy
#annakarenina
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5WvHMfOCZM
Here are the rest of the books I read in January and February
1. Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola
2. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
3. An evening with Claire by Gaito Gazdanov
4. Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert
5. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
6. The Man Who Was Thursday by G. K. Chesterton
7. The Passion According to G.H. by Clarice Lispector
Noah's take on it (from Everyone Who Reads it Must Converse) : https://youtu.be/aYDQKR1KcvU
Wrap Up: Dostoevsky, Steinbeck, Perrault, Styron
https://youtu.be/NjvlkCwp5xc
DECEMBER WRAP UP
https://youtu.be/Kyp_sMaKHwk
NOVEMBER WRAP UP
https://youtu.be/7GZLA6c3Xx8
OCTOBER WRAP UP
https://youtu.be/voZJj_clzng
SEPTEMBER WRAP UP (PART 1)
https://youtu.be/9_tsWlyDvxY
SEPTEMBER WRAP UP (PART 2)
https://youtu.be/cc92MhmSQq0
AUGUST WRAP UP
https://youtu.be/1a4fM1HVJ7M
My playlist on Crime and Punishment
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaXezm1TPTjBP20GKio4Tu3OV_93_Ahnp
My playlist on Anna Karenina
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaXezm1TPTjAX077DKiBBlNsJdeEud8se
My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophiaclef/
Music
Six Musical Moments, D. 780 - III. Allegro moderato in F minor by Franz Schubert Performed by: Sofja Gülbadamova Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/t
#tolstoy
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afub1-pBLio
in which I do the bookish superhero tag, created by the font*:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVa_AJAntE4&t=941s
Questions
1. We are all special and unique - what are your unique special powers?
2. Every superhero needs a nemesis. Name your bookish enemy. What is your kryptonite?
3. If you could wish for any super power what could it be?
4. By day you are mild-mannered Clark Kent.
What do you do when you aren't being a bookish superhero?
5. Mwah ha ha... Name your favourite bookish villain.
6. Defenders of the Earth unite! Which bookish superhero would you collaborate with?
7. Tag others! Be sure to share your super powered tag
with at least one small booktuber.
I was tagged by Tristan and the Classics:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqCjMgAQvSU&t=635s
I tag:
Hugo Reads
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNhV1pqarHwNRLwCqgzXzpA/videos
Attention!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_7IPEXaZuRlPeE90dFSDbw/videos
Svea Schaike
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNMT-Q8WIDsgXpIc96UYUfg/videos
Cozy reading with Quaker cats
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN3n2ZLhhPE3H2hRl5K0BeA/videos
and YOU, if you want to...
My playlist on Crime and Punishment
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaXezm1TPTjBP20GKio4Tu3OV_93_Ahnp
My playlist on Anna Karenina
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaXezm1TPTjAX077DKiBBlNsJdeEud8se
My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophiaclef/
Music
Six Musical Moments, D. 780 - III. Allegro moderato in F minor by Franz Schubert Performed by: Sofja Gülbadamova Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/t
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgrb4Ig9-pI
This is my WRAP UP for VICTOBER 2020!
If you have any suggestions, feel free to write them in the comments!
THE CHALLENGES:
1. Katie’s challenge: Read a Victorian book that equates to your favourite modern genre
2. Lucy’s challenge: Read a Victorian diary or collection of letters
3. Kate’s challenge: Read a new to you book and/or short story by a favourite Victorian author
4. Readers’ challenge: Read a Victorian book from a previous Victober TBR that you didn't get to, or one you’ve been meaning to read for ages
5. General challenge: Read a Victorian book while wearing something Victorian/Victorian-esque
SUBSCRIBE HERE:
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THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY BOOK REVIEW
https://youtu.be/dU9WZyA8tDw
THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN BOOK REVIEW
https://youtu.be/L3wj3GeQ9l4
THE HOSTS:
Kate Howe: https://youtu.be/jqcnQTzK-rg
Books and Things: https://youtu.be/vD0-QV0kxmE
Lucy the Reader: https://youtu.be/Q-Gr-idpezw
GOODREADS GROUP:
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/722891-victober-2020
#victober #victober2020
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voZJj_clzng
In this video I discuss some of my favorite books of 2020 and my reading plans for 2021. Most of the works I picked are very short, so you can read them in one or two days.
If you have any recommendations, please write them in the comments!
If you want to read Crime and Punishment and/or Anna Karenina with me, here’s the announcement video:
https://youtu.be/eYAAyVvgles
DECEMBER WRAP UP
https://youtu.be/Kyp_sMaKHwk
NOVEMBER WRAP UP
https://youtu.be/7GZLA6c3Xx8
OCTOBER WRAP UP
https://youtu.be/voZJj_clzng
SEPTEMBER WRAP UP (PART 1)
https://youtu.be/9_tsWlyDvxY
SEPTEMBER WRAP UP (PART 2)
https://youtu.be/cc92MhmSQq0
SUBSCRIBE HERE:
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Music
Six Musical Moments, D. 780 - III. Allegro moderato in F minor by Franz Schubert Performed by: Sofja Gülbadamova Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/t
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZZTbCXPOtM
In this video i talk about the books I read in March and April. Better late than never.
1. Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
2. La Peau de chagrin by Honoré de Balzac
3. Lost Illusions by Honoré de Balzac
4. The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut by Antoine François Prévost
5. Poor Liza by Nikolay Karamzin
6. The Robbers by Friedrich Schiller
7. Don Carlos by Friedrich Schiller
8. Home of the Gentry by Ivan Turgenev
9. Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant
10. Little Zaches by E. T. A. Hoffmann
11. The Golden Pot by E. T. A. Hoffmann
12. Stoss by Mikhail Lermontov
My playlist on Crime and Punishment
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaXezm1TPTjBP20GKio4Tu3OV_93_Ahnp
My playlist on Anna Karenina
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaXezm1TPTjAX077DKiBBlNsJdeEud8se
My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophiaclef/
(for questions and suggestions)
Music
Six Musical Moments, D. 780 - III. Allegro moderato in F minor by Franz Schubert Performed by: Sofja Gülbadamova Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/t
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQcURNmTJnk
I decided to start 2021 by rereading one of my favorite books, Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky. My main goal is to discuss it with you and to broaden my perspective.
This readalong ends on the 14th of February, so feel free to join! You don’t have to do much. Just tune in every week to share your thoughts in the comments and ask questions if you have any.
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT PART 1
https://youtu.be/F1KKNKHJsuY
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT PART 3
https://youtu.be/xlc2FfmrnUk
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT PART 4
https://youtu.be/eaQO9RRzyI0
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT PART 5
https://youtu.be/OIDxZkwJlI0
DOSTOEVSKY: WHERE TO START?
https://youtu.be/BcdXV7tPXgY
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Music
Six Musical Moments, D. 780 - III. Allegro moderato in F minor by Franz Schubert Performed by: Sofja Gülbadamova
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/t
crime and punishment book review
fyodor mikhailovich dostoyevsky
#dostoevsky
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqEttP6ixp8
Chekhov is one of the most approachable Russian writers. Most of his works are quite short and sweet, so they would be a good introduction to Russian classics. One of his friends said that in his presence everyone felt a desire to be simpler and more truthful, and I think that you can feel this when you read his short stories, novellas and plays.
This is where you could start:
1. The Man in a Case
2. Ward no. 6
3. The Black Monk
4. The Lady with the Little Dog
5. The Seagull
6. Uncle Vanya
This is the fifth part of KLASSIK, a series that will, hopefully, inspire you to read Russian literature.
PUSHKIN: WHERE TO START? | KLASSIK
https://youtu.be/5m44Eb7w9PY
GOGOL: WHERE TO START? | KLASSIK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyinu-5-eCc
TOLSTOY: WHERE TO START? | KLASSIK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP1u7p4rSlY
DOSTOEVSKY: WHERE TO START? | KLASSIK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcdXV7tPXgY
SUBSCRIBE HERE:
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#chekhov #russianliterature
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngewn6m6X0U