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Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev
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This book is all about visiting your parents during uni summer holiday.

These two students are all like nah we don’t believe in all this old guff, yeah, we are like all nihilist yeah right look it up old man and they both have nihilist t shirts so they go see one of them’s daddy who is all oh I don’t understand this terrible younger generation, they talk so fast and they like all that hip hop music, but this daddy, we got to say he’s kind of cool because hey, he only got himself a little 18 year old girlfriend what is living with him, and he only like already got a kid with her, so the son is like, whoah, okay, whatever, daddy, you old goat.

Then there's an argument with an uncle that goes - you kids you don't know nothing and they say nah, man, not us, man. You. So then they get on their motorbike and off they go to see some high toned lady that’s a relative and she’s I’m sad but I’m too intelligent to need a man, but she goes for the tall one that looks like Robert Pattison and sparks fly. The other one, he likes the young sister, who plays Mozart, it’s what they use to do. We don’t do that no more. Imagine if young females played Mozart nowadays. I should say they wouldn’t get no canoodling, you know what I mean.

So then they barrel off to visit Robert Pattison’s daddy and mom and he does a lot of sneering and lolling about and I got to confess sounds like when I went back home last time. Yeah lolling and sneering, I can relate. So like then they leave and go back to the two hot ladies which I would have done myself and then they go back to the first daddy and then something happens, yeah, for real. Well, it isn’t too much, but it’s something. And then something else happens, and then that’s it.

I’d say 2 and a half stars. I’m rounding up to 3 because nihilists are pretty cool. It means you don’t believe in nothing. Nothing, man! Serious.
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Reading Progress

November 21, 2020 – Shelved
November 22, 2020 – Started Reading
November 25, 2020 – Shelved as: novels
November 25, 2020 – Finished Reading
May 6, 2021 – Shelved as: russian-lit

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message 1: by Scarlett (new)

Scarlett O.H. WOW, Ali G. is that you? I did not know you read the Russian novelists!


Paul Bryant always by my bed, Scarlett, you know I don't lie.


message 3: by Ian (last edited Nov 26, 2020 10:54AM) (new)

Ian "Marvin" Graye Hey, Paul. You need to film these reviews and upload them onto YouTube.

BTW, this was the first Russian novel I read as a teenager, followed by "Dead Souls".


Rick Seery Read the Barnes & Nobles edition. Weak translation, lacked levity. Seemed very lazy, hmmm.


Paul Bryant Hey Ian - if I turn into a skilled voice actor I will surely do that.


Farida  Ali Lol man. This review is da bomb. No, seriously, I am half way through Fathers and Sons. I think Paul should definitely release a Gen Z version of this novel to get the yoof dem interested in da Russians.


K Marcu @Farida Ali & Ian 😂 😂 I totally agree, that’s 3 votes Paul!


message 8: by Phil (new)

Phil Best review I have read, and most accurate. I am half way through. Such a short novel, but it is taking me foreveeeeeeeeer. I don't need to read it now - as you just totally nailed. RIP Turgenov.


Vera Don’t agree with your rating wholeheartedly but this made me laugh out loud - thank you!!


Kelsey Ellis This review is the best thing I have seen to date.


message 11: by Paul (new) - rated it 3 stars

Paul Bryant Thanks very much K Marcu, Phil, Vera and Kelsey !


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