This was one of the best Missimov Book Club meetings of all time. And definitely the most Misimowski (in the best sense of the word). Kudos to Sandra for a wonderful dance. It was powerful, original and fresh. In general, Pechorin was criticized, but there were opinions that he lived and behaved "like a human being". Junger was almost unanimously recognized as one of the best military prose writers in history. It also turned out that the skill of Ovid's van is not much different from the modern one. So even the van rules were invented in ancient times. Overall, it was as always cool, poignant and soulful. For the next meeting, we read "Fathers and Sons" by Turgenev and "Norma" by Sorokin (what? yes!). Bonus piece - "The Black Monk" by Chekhov. The next meeting is on December 5th, so you have plenty of time to read everything. See you, Missimoves!

This was one of the best Missimov Book Club meetings of all time. And definitely the most Misimowski (in the best sense of the word). Kudos to Sandra for a wonderful dance. It was powerful, original and fresh. In general, Pechorin was criticized, but there were opinions that he lived and behaved "like a human being". Junger was almost unanimously recognized as one of the best military prose writers in history. It also turned out that the skill of Ovid's van is not much different from the modern one. So even the van rules were invented in ancient times. Overall, it was as always cool, poignant and soulful. For the next meeting, we read "Fathers and Sons" by Turgenev and "Norma" by Sorokin (what? yes!). Bonus piece - "The Black Monk" by Chekhov. The next meeting is on December 5th, so you have plenty of time to read everything. See you, Missimoves!