false 15636 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg 130440 114 3288400 book 1957 Doctor Zhivago total:4175|5:1277|4:1468|3:1011|2:306|1:113| 4175 16015 6751 360 7902 3.85 4431 377 18504573 1011734 415847 0345307593 9780345307590 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183046240m/415847.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/415847.Dr_Zhivago 3.93 45 4 3 false Fri Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 08:46:22 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 07 05:40:38 -0800 2009 Dr. Zhivago was in high school. At 15, the book was a chore. Impenetrable and numerous Russian names (often for the same character) and endless description of the Russian landscape left me exhausted and unimpressed. After re-reading and enjoying other high school assignments, ...more...]]> 7304700 291458 130440 0679774386 9780679774389 294 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130440.Doctor_Zhivago 3.84 3279 3 5 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 05 09:54:25 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 16 15:14:10 -0700 2007 more...]]> 12254860 771203 130440 0679774386 9780679774389 294 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130440.Doctor_Zhivago 3.84 3279 5 4 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Fri Jan 11 10:33:29 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 11 10:42:48 -0800 2008
Not only because it's a great historical and literary addition to one's memory bank, but also for what it (and all Russian novels, by the way) teaches you about human nature.

Antonia is Dr. Yuri Zhivago's wife...more...]]> 56280026 655483 130440 0679774386 9780679774389 294 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130440.Doctor_Zhivago 3.84 3279 3 2 false Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 09:14:34 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 18:47:31 -0700 2009 Doctor Zhivago appeals for three reasons. First, it is an epic by and about a man caught in the thick of the tumultuous period of Russian enlightenment and revolution. Second, like many epics, it follows the romance between a man and a woman (or in this book´s case, three women) w...more...]]> 24560663 758188 130440 0679774386 9780679774389 294 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130440.Doctor_Zhivago 3.84 3279 3 1 true Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 14:17:57 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 30 11:01:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 15120784 153882 130440 0679774386 9780679774389 294 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130440.Doctor_Zhivago 3.84 3279 4 1 false Mon Feb 11 01:04:16 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 26 01:35:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 12637684 733834 130440 0679774386 9780679774389 294 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130440.Doctor_Zhivago 3.84 3279 5 2 false Tue Jan 15 20:33:02 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 15 20:43:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> 48604510 2059285 130440 0679774386 9780679774389 294 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130440.Doctor_Zhivago 3.84 3279 2 0 false Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 11:19:02 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 11:20:24 -0700 2009
I was disappointed in this: not because of the film - I remember little of that except for a few scenes with plot and dialogue missing - but because it seemed to fall between the broad historical novel and...more...]]> 41742052 1859701 130440 0679774386 9780679774389 294 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130440.Doctor_Zhivago 3.84 3279 5 1 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sat Jan 03 13:16:14 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 13:16:52 -0800 2009 more...]]> 32881729 1528747 130440 0679774386 9780679774389 294 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130440.Doctor_Zhivago 3.84 3279 5 3 false Sun Sep 14 18:09:34 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 18:13:30 -0700 2008 Endless more...]]> 73745411 1860135 1026170 0679407596 9780679407591 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180320913m/1026170.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1026170.Doctor_Zhivago 4.39 44
In the grand tradition of the epic novel, Boris Pasternak’s masterpiece brings to life the drama and immensity of the Russian Revolution through the story of the gifted physician-poet, Zhivago; the revolutionary, Strelnikov; and Lara, the passionate woman they both love. Caught up in the great events of politics and war that eventually destroy him and millions of others, Zhivago clings to the private world of family life and love, embodied especially in the magical Lara.

First published in Italy in 1957, Doctor Zhivago was not allowed to appear in the Soviet Union until 1987, twenty-seven years after the author’s death.

Translated by Manya Harari and Max Hayward]]> 5 0 false Wed Oct 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 09:45:51 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 10:09:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 72464791 36042 130440 0679774386 9780679774389 294 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130440.Doctor_Zhivago 3.84 3279 3 1 false Fri Sep 25 11:33:21 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 17:17:56 -0700 2009 Probably not unlike anyone else who grew up or lived in the 20th Century, I'm fascinated by Russia and stories of life under communism, partly why I...more...]]> 66102878 2584453 130440 0679774386 9780679774389 294 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130440.Doctor_Zhivago 3.84 3279 5 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Aug 03 22:31:26 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 22:38:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 54498511 2110643 130440 0679774386 9780679774389 294 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130440.Doctor_Zhivago 3.84 3279 5 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1975 Thu Apr 30 12:45:56 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 12:49:37 -0700 2009
This is an epic story about a doctor and poet before and during the Russian Revolution. The events and the lif...more...]]> 7491276 269757 130440 0679774386 9780679774389 294 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130440.Doctor_Zhivago 3.84 3279 4 2 false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Tue Oct 09 13:02:25 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 09 13:08:03 -0700 2007 more...]]> 79789832 93909 3089449 0002711567 9780002711562 1 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3089449.Doctor_Zhivago 5.00 1 5 0 false Mon Dec 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 03 13:58:57 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 21 20:55:00 -0800 2009 more...]]> 77179360 1653662 130440 0679774386 9780679774389 294 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130440.Doctor_Zhivago 3.84 3279 1 0 false Sun Nov 08 23:40:42 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 23:40:42 -0800 2009
I got through about 100 pages and I was so confused I had to admit defeat. There are so many characters, who each have a n...more...]]> 76569045 110812 774330 0099448424 9780099448426 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178234438m/774330.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/774330.Doctor_Zhivago 3.47 30 3 1 false Sun Nov 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 05:40:11 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 30 05:01:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 59126201 2403223 130440 0679774386 9780679774389 294 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/130440.Doctor_Zhivago 3.84 3279 4 0 false Sat Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 05:42:24 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 13:56:10 -0700 2009
Quotes I liked: "To live always means to striv...more...]]> 46706933 336421 1103391 0002611503 9780002611503 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1207109445m/1103391.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1103391.Doctor_Zhivago 3.83 6 4 0 false Tue Feb 17 20:19:18 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 20:19:18 -0800 2009 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=15636