Currently reading Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s The Gambler, Bobok, A Nasty Story. Have been wanting to read his The Brothers Karamazov for a long time. But it would need time – lots of time.
I think this is a good way of reading. Read few books of one genre then move to another. This way one can avoid a feeling of staleness which results due to reading one type of writings/author esp Indian fiction.
This time i’ll try to write a little bit more about this book so that this blog does not remain merely informative.
6 Dec 2011
Finished reading The Gambler. One thing that distinguishes a classic from rest of them is its pace. Slow, relaxed almost like a beautiful sunset . And it is these classics which make you fall in love with the beautiful work of words.
Coming back to the book, it’s a reflection of Dostoyevsky’s passionate involvement with roulette. You win, you continue to win but yet you don’t go away till you have lost it all. The girl lets you express your love for her, she remains indifferent to it but still she insists that you talk about it – nothing is more pitiful than this.
