{"id":81724,"date":"2015-01-16T09:29:48","date_gmt":"2015-01-16T14:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/?p=81724"},"modified":"2015-01-16T10:10:18","modified_gmt":"2015-01-16T15:10:18","slug":"tolstoys-insufficient-firmness-and-other-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/2015\/01\/16\/tolstoys-insufficient-firmness-and-other-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Tolstoy\u2019s Insufficient Firmness, and Other News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_81726\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lev_nikolayevich_tolstoy_1851.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81726\" class=\"wp-image-81726 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lev_nikolayevich_tolstoy_1851.jpg\" alt=\"Lev_Nikolayevich_Tolstoy_1851\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-81726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tolstoy in 1851, when he just couldn\u2019t seem to do a single damn thing right.<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Here\u2019s a self-effacing diary entry from March 1851 in which <a href=\"http:\/\/www.salon.com\/2015\/01\/11\/leo_tolstoys_theory_of_everything\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tolstoy chronicles his flaws, hour by hour<\/a>\u2014part of a larger project in which he evaluates his own ethics. How many of these peccadilloes have <em>you <\/em>committed today? \u201cKoloshin (Sergei) came to drink vodka, I did not escort him out (<em>cowardice<\/em>). At Ozerov\u2019s argued about nothing (<em>habit of arguing<\/em>) and did not talk about what I should have talked about (<em>cowardice<\/em>). Did not go to Beklemishev\u2019s (<em>weakness<\/em> <em>of energy). <\/em>During gymnastics did not walk the rope (<em>cowardice<\/em>), and did not do one thing because it hurt (<em>sissiness<\/em>).\u2014At Gorchakov\u2019s lied (<em>lying<\/em>). Went to the Novotroitsk tavern (<em>lack of fiert\u00e9<\/em>). At home did not study English (<em>insufficient firmness<\/em>).\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Atticus Lish\u2019s <em>Preparation for the Next Life<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/how-preparation-for-the-next-life-became-a-big-hit-for-tyrant-1421351378\" target=\"_blank\">has become an unlikely hit<\/a> for its publisher, Tyrant Books\u2014but success can come with its own problems. \u201cWhen the <em>Times<\/em> review appeared, Ms. Urban [Lish\u2019s agent] asked Mr. DiTrapano [his publisher] how many books were in print. \u2018He said 3,500,\u2019 Ms. Urban recalled. \u2018I wanted to kill myself.\u2019\u2009\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Art critics\u2014prepare to give notice by the dozens. Now there\u2019s Novice Art Blogger, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/artsandculture\/article\/23213\/1\/this-robot-reviews-art-better-than-most-critics\" target=\"_blank\">an algorithm that reviews art<\/a> and is not altogether terrible at it. \u201cThe bot is simply articulating what it interprets; there is something very noble about that, that it is not passing judgment.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/booksblog\/2015\/jan\/16\/sci-fi-21st-century-religion-universe-hubble?utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_source=dlvr.it\" target=\"_blank\">Is science fiction our new religion<\/a>? \u201cWe gather in our millions in the darkened cathedrals of multiplex cinemas to silently venerate our superhero gods. All religions have their holy stories, and the immense respect given to SF novels like <em>1984<\/em> and <em>I, Robot<\/em> by their fans is very close to an act of faith \u2026 Let\u2019s not think about L Ron Hubbard.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Paperbacks give publishers a second chance to find an eye-catching cover design, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/style-blog\/wp\/2015\/01\/15\/astonish-me-with-a-book-cover\/\" target=\"_blank\">but the results are often confounding<\/a>. \u201cAfter spending so much time, effort and money on getting the dust jacket just right, most publishers go back to the drawing board to design the paperback version. That always seems to me like a waste of hard-won brand awareness, but I\u2019m told most books don\u2019t sell well enough to establish any brand awareness.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s a self-effacing diary entry from March 1851 in which Tolstoy chronicles his flaws, hour by hour\u2014part of a larger project in which he evaluates his own ethics. How many of these peccadilloes have you committed today? \u201cKoloshin (Sergei) came to drink vodka, I did not escort him out (cowardice). 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