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Originally Posted by caleb72
*sigh*
Just finished part 1. This novel is a bit of a slog and a dint in my notion that I might have an affinity with Russian literature.
I don't dislike the writing, but I'm having trouble reconciling all the absurd plot developments into something coherent.
I'm hoping that it falls together a bit better in part 2.
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That's where I am. So far I find parts of undoubted brilliance along with some tedious sections. Perhaps the translation isn't completely successful {it seems stilted in some passages} or I don't relate successfully to the medium and/or the cultural context.