Beautiful Minutiae | SO YOU WANT TO READ DOSTOEVSKY//tips and advice for tackling one of my favorite authors @beautifulminutiae | Uploaded August 2024 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
Welcome to My Channel! I post every Tuesday and Saturday. Today I'm chatting about one of my favorite authors of all time - Fyodor Dostoevsky! Lots of people are intimidated to try him and jump into Russian classics. While I'm not an expert, I hope sharing what has helped me and enriched my experience will also help you!
If you'd like to hop in and read Crime and Punishment with me and several others in September, you can join my discord here: discord.gg/KdxHuGKcX3
In This Video ...
0:00 Intro
1:40 Why You Should Read Dostoevsky
4:37 What to Expect with Dostoevsky
9:18 Tips/Troubleshooting
12:56 Which Translation Should I Choose?
15:02 Where to Start with Dostoevsky's Works
18:14 Outro
Books Mentioned:
Crime and Punishment (Constance Garnett translation): amzn.to/3yPvLq7
Notes From a Dead House (can also be entitled The House of the Dead; linked the Pevear and Volokhonsky translation): amzn.to/46XRoRD
A Bad Business (short story collection translated by Nicolas Pasternak Slater): amzn.to/3Mntohn
Dostoevsky: A Writer in His Time (biography by Joseph Frank; linked the abridged version that I own): amzn.to/4dC082o
If you want to check out Dostoevsky ebooks out for free, check out Project Gutenberg: gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=dostoevsky&submit_search=Go%21
Check out my video on War and Peace here: youtu.be/esDH2t7jg3k?si=fNVmyBxap6ccjvPv
Check out my video on what to expect with Charles Dickens here: youtu.be/WuvG-5Bh5t8?si=M-qUbsb2aghjxmrY
Support My Channel
Patreon: patreon.com/beautifulminutiae
Bookish Wishlist:
amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3O8TCLTY84UGD?ref_=wl_share
Connect with Me:
Discord: discord.gg/aPUN5Rhkp3
Blog: beautifulminutiae.com
Instagram: instagram.com/beautifulminutiae/?hl=en
Goodreads: goodreads.com/beautifulminutiae
StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/beautifulminutiae
DISCLAIMER: Links included in the description may be affiliate links. This means I would earn a small commission should you decide to purchase from that link at no cost to you. Thank you for supporting Beautiful Minutiae!
Intro Music:
Moments by Sappheiros | soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusic
Music promoted by chosic.com/free-music/all
Creative Commons CC BY 3.0
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
#dostoevsky #tacklingtheclassics #russianliterature #russianclassics #readingadvice #booktube #classicliterature
Welcome to My Channel! I post every Tuesday and Saturday. Today I'm chatting about one of my favorite authors of all time - Fyodor Dostoevsky! Lots of people are intimidated to try him and jump into Russian classics. While I'm not an expert, I hope sharing what has helped me and enriched my experience will also help you!
If you'd like to hop in and read Crime and Punishment with me and several others in September, you can join my discord here: discord.gg/KdxHuGKcX3
In This Video ...
0:00 Intro
1:40 Why You Should Read Dostoevsky
4:37 What to Expect with Dostoevsky
9:18 Tips/Troubleshooting
12:56 Which Translation Should I Choose?
15:02 Where to Start with Dostoevsky's Works
18:14 Outro
Books Mentioned:
Crime and Punishment (Constance Garnett translation): amzn.to/3yPvLq7
Notes From a Dead House (can also be entitled The House of the Dead; linked the Pevear and Volokhonsky translation): amzn.to/46XRoRD
A Bad Business (short story collection translated by Nicolas Pasternak Slater): amzn.to/3Mntohn
Dostoevsky: A Writer in His Time (biography by Joseph Frank; linked the abridged version that I own): amzn.to/4dC082o
If you want to check out Dostoevsky ebooks out for free, check out Project Gutenberg: gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=dostoevsky&submit_search=Go%21
Check out my video on War and Peace here: youtu.be/esDH2t7jg3k?si=fNVmyBxap6ccjvPv
Check out my video on what to expect with Charles Dickens here: youtu.be/WuvG-5Bh5t8?si=M-qUbsb2aghjxmrY
Support My Channel
Patreon: patreon.com/beautifulminutiae
Bookish Wishlist:
amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3O8TCLTY84UGD?ref_=wl_share
Connect with Me:
Discord: discord.gg/aPUN5Rhkp3
Blog: beautifulminutiae.com
Instagram: instagram.com/beautifulminutiae/?hl=en
Goodreads: goodreads.com/beautifulminutiae
StoryGraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/beautifulminutiae
DISCLAIMER: Links included in the description may be affiliate links. This means I would earn a small commission should you decide to purchase from that link at no cost to you. Thank you for supporting Beautiful Minutiae!
Intro Music:
Moments by Sappheiros | soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusic
Music promoted by chosic.com/free-music/all
Creative Commons CC BY 3.0
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
#dostoevsky #tacklingtheclassics #russianliterature #russianclassics #readingadvice #booktube #classicliterature
