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Read as uni text. Notable as first Russian writer to receive acclaim in Western Europe. One of the few books that improves upon studying it!Interesting representation of what was happening in Russia at the time (19th century). Should definitely give it a try - it's not too long either, which makes the characters seem very intense as they're packed in! 
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a good book. a peculiar report. . . hehe! i remember being in our The Novel class with Prof. Ortega, the woman who wears pretty floral shoes, speaks like Anna Wintour with guts and spunk that of Kelly Cutrone. hehe! the class was divided into groups. i was with terai, jami and kim. the day of our scheduled review and reporting of the book was the day we got hold of Turgenev's precious writing. that was the crammiest cramming we ever had!... well,the devil indeed wears Prada and God was on our side. the reporting was postponed and we got the chance to read, review and relate with the book! phew....
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Müzeyyen posted a review at .
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This's also a short but great book. Actually, the book uses a new term, nihilism, and also the main character Bazarov is probably the hero of all nihilists. I personally think that nihilists are the strangest of all people. All they do is nothing, but still it's as if they want to change something. And the unrequited love that Bazarov have for Anna Odintsova is also quite interesting since it contradicts with nihilism. The ending of the book's a little tragic and it's a must read.
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Sarah posted a review at .
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I had to read this book for AP European History, and I have to say that it definitely was one of my favorites out of all my reading list books, especially compared to those other deathly boring drags that I fall asleep to unless I use cliffnotes. In fact, I didn't even read the cliffnote chapter summaries as I went along with this book, and I still understood what was going on! (I'm pretty sure that's a huge accomplishment for me!) Since I am used to excruciatingly boring school books, and this one was decently short and understandable and not painfully boring, I liked it!
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Vijay posted a review at .
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story of a man who believes in nothing i.e.a NIHILIST...relation with parents and his love story!!!!
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Jack posted a review at .
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I loathed Bazarov, I admired him and lastly I moarned him. This 18th century novel is eternal as it speaks of the essence of being human.
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Scott'n'Shana posted a review at .
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While the story takes place in 19th century Russia, the subject matter is universal. How do young people deal with going away to college and seeing the ideals and values of their parents questioned? That part of university education is priceless, because that's where you start morphing or confirming your beliefs. This epoch was focal in forming the Russian nation as well as world history. Turgenev, by placing it in a noble's household, shows change's effects on two generations. Wholeheartedly reccommend.
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it was interesting, but not amazing. the ending was a little surprising.
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Great story. I enjoyed learning more about the nihilist perspective, very depressing.
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