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Liked It “Has some amazing quotes. I don't quite like the whole cycling down to insanity part though.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Not good. It tries to be too much: pholosophical, love story, history, but doesn't give you enough of anything. Taking place during the Russian Revolution, you aren't told much about what is actually going on. There are way too many minor characters that come in and out of the main story line,...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Has some amazing quotes. I don't quite like the whole cycling down to insanity part though.”
Crystal B wrote this review 2 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Set in the early 1900s to Russian revolution and concluding in the Soviet era, this book is a love story and a tale of spirited individualism in the midst of a communal mediocre state. A man expressing himself in poetry in a climate that suppresses indviduals for the state. I thought the author's stylke was hard to follow at first but it was sorth sticking with it.”
Bill C wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Very good”
Lynn F wrote this review Friday, November 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
0 of 1 members found this review helpful“Yuri Zhivago strives to find himself in a frozen land during the time of the Bolsheviks. Yuri loves Lara but they can never find their freedom together because of internal and external forces. ”
Jane H wrote this review Saturday, October 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“An epic story covering the life of Doctor Yuri Zhivago, an outstanding individual and intellectual. The story covers a very turbulent time in the history of Russia: the 1st world war, the revolution, the years following the new regime.
Alex K wrote this review Wednesday, October 7 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
You follow the troubled life of Dr. Zhivago through the history, the times, the lives of his contemporaries and people that are close to him. It's a terrible and a moving story at the same time. A life that shined like a shooting star, for a brief moment, impacting the lives of everyone around it, burning bright and burning out early, leaving a lot of things unaccomplished.
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“Amazing, amazing, amazing. Characters were great. ”
allan r wrote this review Wednesday, September 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A great historical novel about the Russian Revolution. The book was hard to read but I've always had trouble enjoying Russian author's writing style. The movie of this book was wonderful!!!”
Dave H wrote this review Tuesday, September 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“such a great movie and soundtrack, must read this one of these days.”
knitty for dr who wrote this review Monday, September 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“At first, I found it utterly boring because of its long prose and confusing change of point of views. But as the story progresses, you will see Russia in the time of the revolution and Zhivago's idealogy towards it. Some, like the critics then, may hate it because it's anti-Marxist and it defies the philosophy of that time. But the beauty of the novel is capturing that moment in the history of Russia without bias or embellishment. And for that reason, that's what made it a classic and a worth-read.”
hiddentala wrote this review Wednesday, September 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
