“But people have grown better,” observed the bailiff.
“In what way?”
“Cleverer.”
“Cleverer, maybe, that‘s true, young man; but what‘s the use of that? What earthly good is cleverness to people on the brink of ruin? One can perish without cleverness. What‘s the good of cleverness to a huntsman if there is no game?”
From The Pipe. Written in 1887. Still relevant (or even more so) in 2025.
so-soAn uneven chunkster about one man in a German settlement in Russia on the banks of the Volga. It couldn‘t quite decide if it wanted to be history, fairytale or magic realism - or maybe was purposefully speaking to these genres and I missed the point.
Finishing up after starting last year! Just a few chapters left… get her done!😂🤣
#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
1. New Month New Year Blank Slate Fresh Goals
2. ToB brackets published yesterday!
3. Excited about my current reads
4. Volunteer Day at the Library 📚💕
5. Snowstorm forecast this weekend
“'What is hell?' I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.“
The amount of people who don't know anything about classic literature scares me
pick5 Stars • Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol follows the cunning Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov as he travels through Russia, buying "dead souls"—serfs who are deceased but still listed in government records. His scheme aims to use these souls as collateral for a loan, exposing the corruption and moral decay of Russian society through his interactions with various landowners. Each character represents a satirical critique of societal flaws.
panI disliked this short story the first time I read it years ago and I forgot I‘d read it. I still don‘t like it. It‘s quite sad though because it could be quite good—about why an old woman gave up gambling. Then the ending falls so flat. Fortunately it‘s very short so there‘s that. #letterQ #halloweenatoz
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