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Sorry for the late reply. It has been... eventful on my end. A major incident in my city has shaken up the state and entire country and has become a bit of an international affair. I won't mention the gnarly details (just look up 'R.G. Kar case'). As a result, there has been a series of large-scale peaceful protests, spearheaded by medicos, and, due to being effectively a fascist state in all but name, the government has mobilised police forces to deal with the issue. It's just... unbelievable. I participate whenever I can and share stuff on my social media, I don't know what difference it makes. Other than that, life goes on ig.

yo, lucci! just checking in to tell you that I've finished reading the portion we've agreed upon. although, next next week pa ulit ako magiging active here due to midterms and other obligations. 'yun lang hahaha

lmaooo ang haba ng chat natin, buti nalang online class lang ako bukas. sige tapusin mo na 'yan para walang distraction sa pagbabasa haha, sabayan pa kita. timpla muna ako ng kape

I'm more of a Myshkin person (The Idiot), which is why I naturally gravitate towards Razumikhin & Sonya's characters too. they're the antidote to Raskolnikov's nihilism, and, in the case of Myshkin, a symbol of perfect purity and innocence. a rather obvious way of communicating Dostoevsky's Christian ideal – he was a devout believer himself. the entirety of his work was his own prognosis of contemporary Russia that he believed was increasingly turning away from Christian spirituality in favor of post-Enlightenment (European) morality.

they're polar opposites, but I suppose one could find value in Raskolnikov as the more grounded character, in that he better represents the condition of being human, all too human. after all it's easy to fall prey to temptations and cynicism when you feel alienated in a society where cruelty and hypocrisy is the norm and where social structures reward immorality. that, and he was a broke college student too (literally me)

edit: some additional thoughts, forgive my yapping hahaha

well unlike Napoleon he hasn't accomplished remotely anything of significance. he thinks he's a great man, but as you would describe, has the constitution of a frail medieval orphan hahaha. motherfucker got hubris for days.

yeah, even by the end he was still deflecting moral responsibility for the murders he committed. it was the banality of evil in raskolnikov's mind that he is guilty of and justified his actions, way before he actually committed them.

ahh oo nga pala nag a-annotate ka ano, my patience never allowed me to develop that habit kasi.


masubukan nga haha; it reminds me of those pool players bago sumargo. totally unrelated, but still.


I remember this, it's structured akin to a church confession or sacrament of penance. but raskolnikov is guilty of being a sinner too, so this evoked conflicting feelings of disgust and sympathy from him - much like the rest of the novel's theme of duality. it's these things where dostoevsky distinguishes himself as a writer

wait I accidentally skipped this, but it's totally relatable. i even do short reviews on my story sometimes, although at the risk of friends teasing me for it (tirhan mo naman kami 'tol) hahahaha

hindi mo bet design? or do you have your own way to mark your progress


you get it! well put.


I understand the necessity to do so, and I agree that it's nicer to keep books in optimal condition for the sake of posterity... now that I think about it, maybe I'm just not careful enough in handling my books.


hindi pa naman sya visible na problema. once I live independently, I dream of building my own library (libre lang mangarap) hahaha. but that is not feasible at the moment.


yan! how about October 12? tapos na lahat ng exam ko nyan, and saktong Sabado. I might even read past Part 1, but we'll see. isingit ko na lang sa gabi haha

gusto mo by chapter? para incremental. pwede naman may deadline, i'll let you decide. medyo lenient lang para hindi rin nakaka-pressure. btw kakakain ko lang haha, I just received an announcement na sycnhronous mode bukas because of the transport strike.

hindi ba may free bookmark naman na kasama if you order it online? 'yung kulay orange.


personally, I'm not too concerned about the discoloration since ganon din naman eventually kahahantungan ng libro, and there's a certain appeal with old-looking books. for me as long as it's readable and walang lukot, punit na pages, and loose binding (pinaka importante), then it's all good. also helps to buy acid-free papers, but that is a rarity with paperbacks na pinoproduce dito. I've never thought about using a zip lock, but I can see how it may work against dust and preserve the overall "freshness" of the book. but then again, if you read it over and over, it's hard to maintain that.


yes! I like reading between breaks, and kapag nakasalansan in an orderly manner, i think it subconsciously helps with my productivity lmao.


I'm thinking of getting a personal shelf too, lalo at nagpipile up na naman since may mga law books din ako na binibili. kahit 'yung mini-shelf na assembled lang hahaha. I don't have a problem naman when it comes to sharing since my siblings aren't huge readers.

and yeah let's do a simultaneous reading. I'm really liking the McDuff translation.

if you still have the receipt, sabi nila you may go to the nearest branch to avail the service. 'di ko pa natatry myself, so hindi ko alam ang veracity ng claim hahaha. nabasa ko na kailangan sa room with cool temperature i-store ang libro to prevent yellowing, since humidity can damage the pages of the book, pati raw binding. kind of what they do at libraries. I keep mine sa working table ko though, mas gusto ko na accessible agad at hindi na pabalik-balik sa kwarto para kunin lol.

maganda pagkakacover nila actually, pantay and 'di nila dinidikit 'yung tape sa mismong balat ng cover, doon lang sa plastic. so hindi sya madadamage should you decide to remove it. nagmamake sense ba? hahaha

irrelevant, and you're probably aware of this already, but fully booked has a free (plastic) covering service for every order. pwede rin sya thru online, just contact the seller to avail. mine just came the other day and was pleased since I didn't have to go through the trouble of doing it myself.