lunababymoonchild Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 From Amazon : On his travels through the wild mountainous terrain of the Caucasus, the narrator of A Hero of Our Time chances upon the veteran soldier and storyteller Maxim Maximych, who relates to him the dubious exploits of his former comrade Pechorin. Engaging in various acts of duelling, contraband, abduction and seduction, Pechorin, an archetypal Byronic anti-hero, combines cynicism and arrogance with melancholy and sensitivity. Causing an uproar in Russia when it was first published in 1840, Lermontov's brilliant, seminal study of contemporary society and the nihilistic aspect of Romanticism remains compelling to this day. Nowadays this isn't as compellling and I wouldn't say that it was brilliant either but I enjoyed reading it and it does tell you something of Russian Society at the time. It's well written and the characters are well formed as is the plot. Recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggle not Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 A Hero of Our Times sounds interesting. It will go on my TBR list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggle not Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 On 12/27/2021 at 9:10 AM, muggle not said: A Hero of Our Times sounds interesting. It will go on my TBR list. For now I have eliminated the book from my TBR list. My library doesn't have it and Amazon is asking $35 for the hardcover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunababymoonchild Posted December 29, 2021 Author Share Posted December 29, 2021 41 minutes ago, muggle not said: For now I have eliminated the book from my TBR list. My library doesn't have it and Amazon is asking $35 for the hardcover. That's a shame. I'm sure that you'll read it eventually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggle not Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 I don't know what I was looking at but now I see that Amazon has the book both in paperback and on kindle for a very reasonable price. I must have had too much wine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunababymoonchild Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 6 hours ago, muggle not said: I don't know what I was looking at but now I see that Amazon has the book both in paperback and on kindle for a very reasonable price. I must have had too much wine. You got there in the end. I hope that you enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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