striker7

striker7 t1_je7vi4g wrote

Well, to be fair, it wasn't meant to present these people as admirable or something to aspire to. Pretty much the exact opposite. It shows the foolishness, selfishness, and destruction that these people leave in their wake.

Nick, the narrator, is basically the only decent one, as he becomes disgusted with the morals of rich people and leaves New York at the end.

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striker7 t1_jdrvvnw wrote

I'm about halfway through right now. I've read a fair bit of Russian lit so the names and language aren't confusing to me, I'm just finding it very dull. Lots of debates and rants about religious concepts which, again, having read a fair bit of these and other works from the period, I just don't find those conversations interesting anymore.

I know the story is still building but so far I've been disappointed, considering how much the book has been hyped.

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striker7 t1_j9nm7fs wrote

About a decade ago I randomly picked up One More Thing by BJ Novak, which was hilarious and got me into the form of short stories. I immediately Googled something like "best short story writer" and was introduced to Anton Chekhov, which was the second collection I read, and a pretty funny leap from one to another in retrospect.

Since then I've read countless stories and collections. I'm always reading a novel or two as well, but short fiction is my favorite.

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striker7 t1_j9nli90 wrote

I loved it too! Worth noting that it's Russian short stories; personally I love them but they're not everyone's thing.

But considering I'll never be in the creative writing program at Syracuse, this is the closest I'll get to sitting in on a class with Professor Saunders.

The audio book is great with narration by the likes of Nick Offerman, Glenn Close, Keith David, Rainn Wilson, and BD Wong.

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