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Бѣсы Fyodor Dostoyevsky · 1871 · ★ 4.4 · 617p · ≈ 20h · Demanding Also known as *Demons* or *The Devils*, this is Dostoyevsky’s most political novel. Though critical of the left-wing revolutionaries, split as they often were into disparate factions and cells the author also tacitly rebukes the conservative elite for failing to come to terms with the high levels of disaffection in the country, a stance that would ultimately lead to their downfall. Shares Slavic philology, Russian fiction, Russia, Continental european fiction
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The common sense of science Jacob Bronowski · 1951 · 154p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Discusses science as a characteristic part of human activity and as an effort to render the world predictable. Shares Philosophy, General, History
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Идиот Fyodor Dostoyevsky · 1874 · ★ 4.2 · 655p · ≈ 21h · Demanding Inspired by an image of Christ's suffering, Fyodor Dostoyevsky set out to portray "a truly beautiful soul" colliding with the brutal reality of contemporary society. Returning to St. Petersburg from a Swiss sanatorium, the gentle and naive Prince Myshkin—known as "the idiot"—pays a visit to his distant relative General Yepanchin and proceeds to charm the General and his circle. But after becoming… Shares Russian fiction, Russia, Continental european fiction, Social life and customs
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Обломов Ива́н Алекса́ндрович Гончаро́в · 1913 · ★ 4.1 · 517p · ≈ 17h · Moderate A comedic story about a member of the landed gentry of nineteenth-century Russia whose indolence destroys his life. Shares Russian fiction, Russia, Continental european fiction, Philosophy
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Voskresenīe Лев Толстой · 1899 · ★ 4.2 · 572p · ≈ 19h · Challenging Resurrection, the last full-length novel written by Leo Tolstoy, was published in 1899 after ten years in the making. A humanitarian cause—the pacifist Doukhobor sect, persecuted by the Russian government, needed funds to emigrate to Canada—prompted Tolstoy to finish the novel and dedicate its ensuing revenues to alleviate their plight. Ultimately, Tolstoy’s actions were credited with helping… Shares Russian fiction, Russia, Continental european fiction
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Детство; Отрочество; Юность Лев Толстой · 1862 · ★ 3.9 · 408p · ≈ 13h · Challenging Written from 1852 to 1856, this autobiographical novel was Tolstoy's first publication. The early life of Nikolai, the son of wealthy landowner in Russia, is fully explored, slowly revealing this young boy's inner mind, relationships, and social standing. As he describes his tutor, angelic mother, aloof father, worldly brother, and later his moralistic friend, Nikolai displays a mind given to… Shares Slavic philology, Russia, Social life and customs, History
White Nights
White Nights Fyodor Dostoyevsky · 1961 · ★ 4.1 · 239p · ≈ 7h · Moderate White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a poignant short story about love, loneliness, and fleeting human connections. Set in St. Petersburg during the ethereal "white nights" of summer, it follows a dreamy, solitary narrator who meets a young woman named Nastenka. Over four nights, he shares his fantasies and feelings, while she confides her longing for a lost lover. As the narrator falls in love… Shares Continental european fiction, Social life and customs, History
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Vingt ans apres̀ Alexandre Dumas · 1800 · ★ 3.9 · 754p · ≈ 25h · Demanding Two decades have passed since the musketeers triumphed over Cardinal Richelieu and Milady. Time has weakened their resolve, and dispersed their loyalties. But treasons and strategems still cry out for justice: civil war endangers the throne of France, and in England, Cromwell threatens to send Charles I to the scaffold. The quartet of musketeers come out of retirement to cross swords with time,… Shares Historia, Continental european fiction, Ficción, History
The Lady of the Rivers
The Lady of the Rivers Philippa Gregory · 2011 · ★ 4.0 The Lady of the Rivers tells the story of Jacquetta, daughter of the Count of Luxembourg, and kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe, who was married to the great Englishman John, Duke of Bedford, uncle to Henry VI. Widowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her house­hold for love, and then carved out a life for herself as Queen Margaret of Anjou's… Shares History
The Awful Secret
The Awful Secret Bernard Knight · 2006 · 356p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares History with this book.
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Philosophy and living Olaf Stapledon · 1935 · ★ 3.4 Shares Philosophy with this book.
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Dead Men's Money Joseph Smith Fletcher · 1920 · ★ 3.7 · 212p · ≈ 7h · Moderate A mysterious one-eyed stranger, a midnight meeting at a lonely spot on the Scottish border, the secret password "Panama", and a corpse This is the situation Hugh Moneylaws, a young law clerk finds himself facing. Who murdered the man he was sent to meet, and why? With the only two men who knew the purpose of the meeting dead, it would seem a puzzle that would never be solved. Yet to save himself… Shares History
Immortality
Immortality Milan Kundera · 1992 Shares Continental european fiction with this book.
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Frontier Stories Bret Harte · 1887 · 388p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Shares Social life and customs, History with this book.
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Salammbô Gustave Flaubert · 1863 · ★ 4.0 · 370p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Salammbô (1862) is a historical novel by Gustave Flaubert.[1] It is set in Carthage during the 3rd century BC,[1] immediately before and during the Mercenary Revolt which took place shortly after the First Punic War. After the First Punic War, Carthage is unable to fulfil promises made to its army of mercenaries, and finds itself under attack. The fictional title character, a priestess and the… Shares Historia, Continental european fiction, Ficción, History
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Evgeniĭ Onegin Александр Сергеевич Пушкин · 1833 · ★ 4.0 · 245p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Eugene Onegin (Russian: Евге́ний Оне́гин, BGN/PCGN: Yevgeniy Onegin) is a novel in verse written by Alexander Pushkin. It is a classic of Russian literature, and its eponymous protagonist has served as the model for a number of Russian literary heroes (so-called superfluous men). It was published in serial form between 1825 and 1832. The first complete edition was published in 1833, and the… Shares Russian fiction, Russia, Social life and customs, History
The Lost Girls
The Lost Girls Allison Brennan · 2016 · 439p · ≈ 14h · Moderate FBI agent Lucy Kincaid and her mentor, Special Agent Noah Armstrong, investigate a black market baby ring with ties to human trafficking, and Lucy's fiancé faces a difficult choice when the son he never knew he had goes missing. Shares Employees, Officials and employees
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Fall of Giants Ken Follett · 2010 · ★ 4.3 · 998p · ≈ 33h · Moderate It is 1911. The Coronation Day of King George V. The Williams, a Welsh coal-mining family, is linked by romance and enmity to the Fitzherberts, aristocratic coal-mine owners. Lady Maud Fitzherbert falls in love with Walter von Ulrich, a spy at the German Embassy in London. Their destiny is entangled with that of an ambitious young aide to U.S. President Woodrow Wilson and to two orphaned Russian… Shares Historia, Ficción, Social life and customs, History

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