thematically sound, i get what turgenev tries to talk about within the first half of the book. second half seems pretty dragged out but i see why people say this is one of his better works. 

at least i get to cross of the "characters have a duel" spot off the russian literature bingo (iykyk LMAOOOO) and also FUCK NIHILISM ALL MY HOMIES HATE NIHILISM !!! 

but yeah, wish the characters seemed a bit less like caricatures of what they try to represent and more human/with more nuance.