Comments on: A Russian Affair

By: Tracey

Tracey — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:43:40 +0000

Cats Eye is wonderful..read it some years ago but I’m going to give it a re-read, hopefully (like you) sitting in the garden on a sunny afternoon…

By: Jo

Jo — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:39:22 +0000

I’m not generally a short story fan, but you have convinced me to check out this Chekov collection. Thanks for the review!

By: Rebecca Reid

Rebecca Reid — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:33:38 +0000

I like the cover of that — and I love the idea of having his love stories together. I have really enjoy the Chekhov I’ve read. Thanks for sharing on these ones!

By: Novel Insights

Novel Insights — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:26:40 +0000

I’ve never read any Chekhov, but would like to. This sounds like a great snapshot of his writing. I did read Turgenev’s First Love when I was younger, and although I can’t remember every detail I do remember that it was beautifully written.

By: Nymeth

Nymeth — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 06:36:36 +0000

He really is surprisingly accessible. What a pity my anthology didn’t have any of these stories. I need to get my hands on this edition.

By: JoAnn

JoAnn — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:42:53 +0000

Sounds like a wonderful collection!

By: Becky from Page Turners

Becky from Page Turners — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 01:19:35 +0000

I have a collection of his short stories on my shelf that I really must get around to reading!

By: mee

mee — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:25:40 +0000

Oh wow Penguin Great Loves collection looks mighty amazing. I read The Lady and the Dog in My Mistress’s Sparrow is Dead anthology, and have been meaning to read him again. Should pick up the Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off anthology I have at home. I haven’t read one story from that one. It’s interesting that you said Chekhov could be intimidating. Somehow he never intimidated me. I guess we all have different intimidating authors.

By: Simon T

Simon T — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:48:19 +0000

Gosh this reminds me that I too have that boxset, but have so far only read one of them (Mary by Nabakov)

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:17:16 +0000

I keep hearing wonderful things about Chekhov’s short stories – definitely need to check them out. My only experience of him is of reading his only novel, which I have to say was terrible! I can see why he abandoned the form to focus on plays and short stories, which by all accounts he did much better.