Double and the Gambler | 
so-soI had expectations going in as I love a recent film adaptation. It was fine, just not very eventful.
so-soI had expectations going in as I love a recent film adaptation. It was fine, just not very eventful.
so-soI remembered seeing the Jesse Eisenberg movie years ago and really enjoying that, so I thought this would be great…instead, it was just okay. The protagonist is so meek and awkward that it‘s hard to like him. I just found myself irritated much of the time. The ending was probably a shocker when this was published, but it doesn‘t have as much of an impact today. I recommend the movie as they did a great job of modernizing the material. 2.5/5
Read this when I was 14, which kicked off a months-long binge devouring every single word Dostoevsky wrote. Not sure whether this was the book that turned me into a "serious reader", but I remember that I hadn't read anything quite like it before in my life. It still resonates with me today. Nabokov called it a "perfect piece of art", which given his complicated feelings toward D, was high praise indeed. He even ripped off the idea for 'Despair'!
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Day 17
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pickThe double was ok. If it was longer than a novella I dont know if it would have kept my attention but as it was, I enjoyed it. People say it is reminiscent of Gogol but I've never read any Gogol so it reminded me a little of Kafka (even though he came after) who I've read a little of. On to White Nights.
Starting this today, my first time reading any Russian lit. Not sure if it is a good place to start but I found this for $2 and couldn't pass it up!
Thank you @jhod it arrived and the sticky notes book is gorgeous 😘
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Will get my choice read and out within the next 5 days 👍😁 to you @Libby1
