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Theo = Dostoevsky's Idiot?
I had a crush on Boris.
Great narration and voices by David Pittu. ...more
I had a crush on Boris.
Great narration and voices by David Pittu. ...more
A little late to the party, but I just finished listening to this audiobook. Better late than never! I loved this book...perhaps not as much as Secret History, but close. I listened to the final pages two or three times as the writing was so beautiful and I didn’t want to miss a word of it. There is the sense that each word was specifically chosen, each sentence painstakingly assembled. I suppose it’s not unlike the experience one sometimes has in a museum - when a wonderful painting stops you i
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So glad this is done. I picked it up three times before finally finishing it. Too long, too much info about wood refinishing and too much about drugs. I had a hard time rich listening to this when the kids were home, if it was a chapter that featured Boris, due to all of the cussing. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone as it is a significant investment of time, but if someone already felt compelled to read this, I would be interested to have a discussion.
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