Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev

Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is more about how the older generation and the younger generation view each than specifically on the internal personal relationship between fathers and sons (though there is some of the latter). It's also about how romanticism and rationalism alternate in importance throughout generations, though the way Turgenev wrote he seems to have a distinct preference for romanticism and a bit of an unfair categorization of rationalism-- also, why do they need to be mutually exclusive. I really like the complete mess of a character of Bazarov and his growth in some things, and also his lack of growth in other things, throughout the novel.

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