{"id":781,"date":"2009-03-04T11:31:14","date_gmt":"2009-03-04T11:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/capellman.com\/cecil1215b\/2009\/03\/04\/the-brothers-karamazov-deathmarch-week-3\/"},"modified":"2009-03-04T11:31:14","modified_gmt":"2009-03-04T11:31:14","slug":"the-brothers-karamazov-deathmarch-week-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/capellman.com\/cecil1215b\/2009\/03\/04\/the-brothers-karamazov-deathmarch-week-3\/","title":{"rendered":"The Brothers Karamazov Deathmarch, Week 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nWelcome to Week 3! Things swung wildly last week from entertaining and amusing to, as noted in the thread, oft-horrifying\/horrible. Whether you were looking for philosophical treatises, high drama, passion, children of unknown origin, or three different forms of confession, it was all there. As I mentioned in the W2 thread, several characters and motivations have turned out to not be what I’d glimpsed on first glance (is Fyodor a clown or a monster, or a monster-clown?), all of which has left me engaged and pleasantly unsure who or what to root for.
\nIn the thread, a few people were reading on the road, most seemed close-to-caught-up, and at least one birthday was celebrated. Church v. state was debated, as well as whether this modern world was made for such as the K’s. Many felt (and I agree) that there was something Dickensian about the flow and feel of things, particularly when Dmitri started racing us through his confessional anecdotes.
\nElsethread, Sanbu offered up adam’s apple-themed verse. Off-thread, I briefly considered swapping out magnets for “I Survived the Brothers Karamazov”-themed gudgeons (though a little research revealed that magnets are much more cost-effective and easier to ship).
\nAll in all, a rewarding and thought-provoking seven days. Thanks for joining the trek. The thread has been a real treat and a great companion along the way. And now: trailward ho!
\n-Cecil
\nNext Wednesday:<\/b> Let’s lurch forward to Part II, Book Four, Chapter 3, “far ahead, without slowing down, without turning around…”
\n(which is to say: please use this Week 3 thread for comments on pages 0-180; aim to finish reading that section and shout out here by end o’ day Tuesday)<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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