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Te supliqué que me salvases; esperaba repararlo todo, echar todo al fuego, pero, por lo visto, no tengo remedio, pues el veneno ha debido penetrar demasiado hondo. ¡Parece que no es posible respirar impunemente este aire durante varios años!

Creo que compre este libro hace más de 5 años y nunca podía pasar de las primeras páginas. Ahora estoy feliz de poder leerlo. Igual no se porque pero presiento un final no muy feliz.

"Le gustaba, en efecto, hablar y sabía hacerlo; pero como un hombre en el que la experiencia ha destruido la vanidad, esperaba para ello, con filosófica resignación, la ocasión propicia."

Hard to imagine a Frenchman throwing himself face down and lying in the mud for 30 minutes--all for love.

Feels a bit like a Dostoevsky novel at times. Main character goes into a field, distraught by his need to betray a perfectly good girl to return to his first love, and throws himself face down on the ground. He lies there for 30 minutes.

Liking this much more reading it as opposed to listening on tape. Lots of venom against Russia from Turgenev; clearly wants his country to reform. Interesting that many of his criticism could probably be made today.

Decided to reread this. I listened in the car and felt that perhaps I was too distracted at times. Now I've got the book-book, and lo and behold, I'm enjoying it more. A worrisome thought--audio books as a vastly inferior way to "read." Probably, but still the best use of commute time.

Love love love Turgenev!!!!!

Wow. I didn't realize how awesome Turgenev was.