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Old vs New

Revisado: 06-04-21

This human sacrifice in this book made feel grateful that the old gods were replaced. The author brought this aspect to life. The romanticism around vikings is understandable (I certainly am guilty of it), but the reality of the brutality and callousness of their society feels so absolutely foreign. Håkon provides a very compelling character at this intersection between the frankly evil old ways and the good. I recommend Tom Holland's 'Dominion' for a more academic and thorough analysis of just how revolutionary 'the white Christ' has been in changing and shaping our values. Ha det bra!

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We all should be Prince Myshkin.

Revisado: 07-31-20

We all should be Prince Myshkin. I didn't know what to expect -- this is my 4th Dostoyevsky book in a very short period of time. I think Prince Myshkin is one of my favorite characters from fiction now. The first half of the book was Soo absolutely wonderful ... I'm still digesting the second half. As with most Dostoyevsky books, half the value comes from the digestion!

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Great book!!!

Revisado: 07-23-20

Dostoyevsky is amazing. This is the third book of his that I have listened to in 3 months. For some reason I did not expect to enjoy this one as much as the Brothers Karamazov or the Possessed; I was mostly wrong (to my happiness). I chose this version due to the narrator. I have not mentioned him in my previous reviews, but compliments are due to the narrator -- very pleasing voice and convincing range of styles -- this is particularly useful when capturing Dostoyevsky's brilliance!!

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Excellent, excellent, excellent...

Revisado: 07-03-20

...a wonderfully entertaining critique of nihilism (so skillfully penned by Dostoevsky's hand and mind). Stepan and Varvara might as well be boomer college dean and donors (respectively)... Pyotr might as well be a... a young narcissistic Marxist agitator... oddly relevant to today. The 'Girl-Student' and 'Boy Student' are wonderful mirrors for 'educated' thought today. Again, wonderfully entertaining (even outside of it's psychological and social relevance).

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So relevant to our day....

Revisado: 06-19-20

Such a breath of fresh air!!! In this age where Audible seems to be tripping over itself to recommend books tainted with poisonous reductionist Ideology that feeds on resentment and kafkatrapping, it's nice to listen to a novel where the one of the central moral lessons is the opposite of the self righteous temptation to point the accusing finger at your neighbor. Imagine, a book where a lesson is that we all have a small part in the evil of this world; Russian authors are fairly good at expressing this theme. It was also a nice escape from the moral relativism and an entertaining critique of nihilism all through the development of engaging characters. Lastly, it was eerie during certain chapters -- considering this book predated the relatively less talked about but horrific tradgedies and misery of Eastern Europe that consumed so many lives during the 20th century. True genius.

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Excellent!!

Revisado: 05-19-19

Lewis helped you answer many questions that I had... and then some at I didn't know I had. Both types of answers were quite edifying. He provides explanations without heavy dogmatism; He is thoughtful rather than formulaic. Great book... on which I look forward to revisiting many times!

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The last 10 minutes...

Revisado: 04-21-18

The last 10 minutes of the entire lecture series is the most important commentary (and the most relevant for our day) that I have heard from anyone since I finished consuming the Gulag Archipelago. Excellent narrator... I would also recommend his lecture series on the American Revolution.

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A Must Read.

Revisado: 12-30-17

His discussion of the soul and the dividing line evil with each Human was one of the most profound things I have ever read. It may change my life.

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I don't know where to start... Amazing

Revisado: 12-18-17

I listened to this book immediately after listening to 1984; what a surreal experiment that was. I have already purchased volume 2.

This is a perspective changing book. The reading of it (or I should say, listening to it in our case) provides a safeguard against tyranny. Instead, most students today are taught Derrida and Foucault; these young minds will become more and more susceptible to the temptation of self perceived victimhood and subsequently an unhealthy obsession with jealousy and revenge.

The middle is filled with such detail that can be a bit hard to digest, but overall this detail is necessary for Solzhenitsyn to make his case. I found the audiobook format excellent -- maybe even preferable to reading the print for this reason. The narrator did a fine job.

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Great light read!

Revisado: 07-02-17

Entertaining the whole way through! I was hoping for more in the series; then I realized the author was from the 1800's!

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