Jul 8, 2009
There’s positive side to things not turning out how we thought they would.
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Life-long dreams can easily become letdowns, but on the flip side…
Our greatest fears, like our greatest hopes, often come to nothing.
(The Brothers K, 566)
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Our greatest fears coming to nothing – also called Mercy. I thank God for it.
Still pluggin’ away at The Brothers K, eh?
Just finished yesterday.
I don’t think I’ve ever taken this long to read a book.
Not because I’m a fast reader. I just usually quit.
Related:
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/film_adaptation_of_the_brothers
I just finished this book, too–and found that my “greatest fears” for the book were fulfilled…
I liked it so much at first and had great hopes for it, but found that it dissolved into ridiculosity in the last 200 or so pages.
So… I went and took a look at Amazon’s page for “The Brothers K”. I think I’ll add it to my (considerably lengthy) reading list. Here’s the thing – I’ve not read “The Brothers Karamazov”, though I hear it’s a classic. I’m interested in opinions about whether reading Dostoevsky’s book first (which is more daunting than Duncan’s) would be worth the effort.
Any thoughts?
I read Duncan without reading Dostoevsky and loved it.