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Friday, September 28, 2012

Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoyevsky 1876
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Crime and Punishment - Free

First Published in 1866

Fyodor Dostoyevsky (also Dostoevsky) was a Russian writers who lived from 1821 to 1881. He is widely regarded as one of the best writers and psychologist in literature. His novels portray the psychology of characters living in troubled times.

Crime and Punishment takes place in Russia and follows a former student, Roskolnikov, through some tough times. He is very poor and is driven to commit a terrible crime with which he must suffer the aftermath. Dostoyevsky was a master of psychology and he paints a haunting picture of the criminal psyche. Roskolnikov must live with his conscience after the crime and becomes hollow version of himself.

Through desperation Roskolnikov commits a crime that forever changes him. He tries to rationalize his actions and ultimately fails to make sense of it all. The story follows his descent and the consequences that not only he has to live with but his family as well.

Dostoyevsky shows us a troubled Russia that is plagued with poverty and class warfare. Dostoyevsky was himself imprisoned for years and seems to try to show us some of his desperation through Roskolnikov.

Crime and Punishment is one of the best novels from one of the best writers. It is a classic in every sense of the word. Roskolnikov is a well developed character that you can empathize with and that will live on long after you finish the novel. This is a book with the power to change the way you view the world.

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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Emily Dickinson Poems

Emily Dickinson on the Left 
Poems by Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson
1886

Emily Dickinson has been in the news lately because a new picture has been discovered. She is a major American poet and an infamous recluse. Prior to this picture being discovered there was only one other picture of her at sixteen years of age. She only published a handful of poems in her life out of the nearly eighteen hundred she wrote.

Emily Dickinson at 16

Poetry is very intimidating to people including myself. I have been thinking about how to structure this post for days now and I think the best thing to do is present the books to you and leave the research to those that want to learn more. She has a way with words and I will let her work speak for itself.


6

IF I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.


The convention of the time was not to name the poems so most of hers have been numbered in subsequent publications. Here are the three volumes available in the Kindle Store.


Poems by Emily Dickinson, Series One

Poems by Emily Dickinson, Series Two

Poems by Emily Dickinson, Three Series, Complete

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Monday, September 3, 2012

August 2012 Roundup

Kindle Literature had another great month in August! We implemented a few changes this month. We removed the comments section from the posts. After some research and thinking we decided to move the comments section over to our Facebook page. Most people have Facebook and for those that don’t you can contact the blog through email at kindleliterature@yahoo.com. You can leave comments or suggestions on our Facebook page and through email. Let us know how we are doing and any suggestions you may have. Thanks for reading and here are last month's posts.

The Road - Cormac McCarthy’s award winning novel. A great read that a few of our readers read last month. Let us know what you think.

Mark Twain Biography - Archibald Henderson’s biography that follows Twain from his humble beginnings to being one of the most famous men on Earth.

Autobiography of Mark Twain - Released one hundred years after his death. It contains many writings that he did not want published while he was alive.

The Epic of Gilgamesh - One of the oldest works of literature. A great look at an earlier time in our civilization.

Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe writing back against colonialism. A great novel that will make you think.

Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad’s novella that explores the darkness in man.

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