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mikarala t1_ja347tc wrote

Reply to comment by boxer_dogs_dance in Are there any books you're actively putting off? Is that even something other people do? by adam4231

I'm halfway through and maybe it's my translation, but I find the prose difficult. Or rather, so dull and lifeless that I'm constantly zoning out and missing what's happened.

Kinda annoying because I looked up the most recommended translation and this is the one people seemed to recommend the most.

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boxer_dogs_dance t1_ja351b5 wrote

Different books work better for different people. I did find the chapter by chapter discussion helpful. The Soviet context is important and there is religious content and echoes of Faust.

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