
Russian Orthodoxy, Fairy Tales, and Good Story Telling (Dcn. Nicholas Kotar) | Ep. 398
Pints With Aquinas
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Dostoevsky's Life Is Not Lifestyle
As a kid, I didn't read anything. The first book I read was like a choose your own adventure book. When I became a Christian at the age of 17, I started reading the lives of saints but I still hadn't read a fiction book. Well, and so the first book I got into was Dostoevsky. And then I accidentally like fell in love with him. So I tried reading the brothers and I just, I couldn't. Yeah. But I like your point that you offered very quickly: Just because he's great doesn't mean you can't read inferior novels. You know, and appreciate them for what they are.
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