This book is definitely a tough read. I was reading this book from quite some time and was not really sure where the whole narrative is going.
I started this book with the thought that I want to read Gogol. There was no other thought. I just wanted to know why he is such a prominent writer. I bet he is. But I think I picked his wrong one first.
The book is said to be incomplete because Gogol was writing a trilogy but he burnt most of the second part and so the second part looks like left in the middle of the sentence. However, for a reader I don't think it would be difficult to imagine a climax of their own choice. Only Gogol could have given the best answer.
This particular novel is known as a satire but I think the characters were more like the real people and their dilemma for morality.
The novel revolves around the main character Paul Ivanovitch Chichikov. He seems to be nice guy who is talkative and wants to get rich quick with a loophole in the Russian laws.
I don't think I'll be judging this character but I understand the conditions in which he chose to be a rich man by any means and he is not a Robin Hood. His success is his own personal goal at any cost and he has a good plan. We love it when a plan comes together but most of the time it doesn't :)
You can give it a shot and I'm sure if you love Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy, you'll like it too. His writing may not be that great but he has given some great work.
Peace
I started this book with the thought that I want to read Gogol. There was no other thought. I just wanted to know why he is such a prominent writer. I bet he is. But I think I picked his wrong one first.
The book is said to be incomplete because Gogol was writing a trilogy but he burnt most of the second part and so the second part looks like left in the middle of the sentence. However, for a reader I don't think it would be difficult to imagine a climax of their own choice. Only Gogol could have given the best answer.
This particular novel is known as a satire but I think the characters were more like the real people and their dilemma for morality.
The novel revolves around the main character Paul Ivanovitch Chichikov. He seems to be nice guy who is talkative and wants to get rich quick with a loophole in the Russian laws.
I don't think I'll be judging this character but I understand the conditions in which he chose to be a rich man by any means and he is not a Robin Hood. His success is his own personal goal at any cost and he has a good plan. We love it when a plan comes together but most of the time it doesn't :)
You can give it a shot and I'm sure if you love Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy, you'll like it too. His writing may not be that great but he has given some great work.
Peace
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