Book Recommendation Requests > Riku Sayuj’s Request

they said: " Also The Yellow Arrow. And you need to get around to The Slynx and We already. Also The Yellow Arrow. And you need to get around to The Slynx and We already. ...more "

he said: " I read this book; it is a personal story of the author's travel across Siberia, and his encounters with Russians. I read this book; it is a personal story of the author's travel across Siberia, and his encounters with Russians. ...more "

she said: " But not only this one. Read the short stories by Gogol, Bunin, Turgenev, Chekhov and everything written by Dostoyevsky. "

they said: " We as well, a bit of a bleak couple though, perhaps you are too sober and hard working for Moscow to the End of the Line? But that has some humour... We as well, a bit of a bleak couple though, perhaps you are too sober and hard working for Moscow to the End of the Line? But that has some humour... ...more "

he said: " one of the best introductions to classic Russian literature - has tons of action, romance, philosophising and beautiful description of landscapes - very fast paced read as well "

they said: " Excellent writing (based on the first few pages I have read) and he is a buried writer in addition "

they said: " Start with this because it is a fast easy read that is all meat and no fleshing out that the Russians (like the 19thC classicists) are so prone to do.

If you want something dark but very entertaining and more modern, then The Master and Margarita. Something weepy and wonderful (and you can skim over the political rants, it makes no difference to the book) would be Anna Karenina.

Start with this because it is a fast easy read that is all meat and no fleshing out that the Russians (like the 19thC classicists) are so prone to do.

If you want something dark but very entertaining and more modern, then The Master and Margarita. Something weepy and wonderful (and you can skim over the political rants, it makes no difference to the book) would be Anna Karenina.

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he said: " If you are looking for some great Russian Sci-Fi; then this one "