Comments on: The Brothers Karamazov Readalong: Book VI

By: girldetective

girldetective — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 15:13:10 +0000

I’m not sure Brothers K will move me yet to the Lego lengths that As I Lay Dying did. That was fun. But, we’re less than halfway, and FP hasn’t even died yet, so who knows what may come? Other than FPs death, which has been foretold so many times.

By: JoAnne

JoAnne — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 03:01:39 +0000

My favorite part of this discussion is connecting Dostoevsky with Battlestar Galactica. My favorite part of the novel is the narrator, who kindly offers “oh, but I won’t get into that, dear reader, I know your time is valuable” after, say, 30 pages about the rotting of a dead monk. The narrator is by far my favorite and least predictable character.

By: Ritalee

Ritalee — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 00:20:32 +0000

What is LoTR? Nevermind, I just figured it out, but haven’t read it so can’t comment. I also liked getting back to Zosima, and his childhood. Between this and the esoteric Swedish cookbook I just read, I feel like I’m having a very weird summer. I look forward to your Brothers K Lego interpretation.

By: girldetective

girldetective — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 14:05:55 +0000

Yes, like many series the ending didn’t really fulfill the promise of the earlier, mystery-filled episodes.

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 14:04:11 +0000

Ah. OK. I think I blocked out a lot of the series’ end. I wasn’t wild about the last season.

By: girldetective

girldetective — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 14:00:15 +0000

SPOILERS FOR BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: At the very end of the series, it’s revealed that Helo and Boomer”s daughter Hera (the Cylon/human mix) is the universal ancestor for all of us on Earth, so it’s like the crew is being “planted” on Earth–”God took seeds from other worlds and planted them on Earth”. Also, the many dreams/visions/flashbacks of the series remind me of “a secret, mysterious sense of our living bond with the other world”

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 12:26:00 +0000

I’m still here! Actually, once I got past the sight of the massive text blocks, I found this section easier going than book 5. I find Zosima interesting. Not sure why. BSG? What’s the connection? It’s been quite a while since I watched that, and I have a brain like a sieve when it comes to TV show details.