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Ian A Holcomb
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“Kashtanka” is a story about a dog that gets separated from her owner and unintentionally joins the circus. It’s rather unsettling, bordering on horror.
— Apr 25, 2026 01:11AM
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Ian A Holcomb
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“The Joke” in conjunction with “The Kiss” is beginning to make me think either Chekhov himself was rather socially awkward, or he knew a lot of awkward people and loved writing about them.
— Apr 23, 2026 09:31PM
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Ian A Holcomb
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“The Black Monk” is a haunting tale that explores the line between creative genius and madness. While interesting, it doesn’t have quite the impact of “Ward No. 6” for me.
— Apr 23, 2026 12:05AM
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Ian A Holcomb
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“The Kiss” a story of an awkward officer who gets accidentally kissed in the dark goes through love and loss in his mind. In short, he remains ever awkward.
— Apr 21, 2026 10:19PM
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Ian A Holcomb
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“I love life; I love it passionately. I have the mania of persecution, a continual agonizing terror; but I have moments when I am overwhelmed by the thirst for life, and then I am afraid of going mad. I want dreadfully to live, dreadfully!”
From “Ward No. 6” now an all-time favorite story for me.
— Apr 21, 2026 02:06AM
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From “Ward No. 6” now an all-time favorite story for me.
