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Originally Posted by issybird
Ohhhkay. So I decided to start off with Brothers K, in the Katz translation. It was going swimmingly, I was enjoying it, and then I hit a wall. I figured I'd push through, forcing myself to read it for at least a chapter a day....
And then tonight, I realized that I most recently had been reading the Pevear translation! I own both Pevear and Katz and had downloaded both to my Kobo, thinking I might read the P&V footnotes while reading Katx. When the book opened to the first page yesterday I ascribed it to a bad touch and navigated to where I left off. I noted that remaining reading time had jumped ten hours, but I thought that was Kobo adjusting to my speed. What I couldn't figure out was why something I'd been enjoying had turned into such a slog.
So, greatly relieved! I have an explanation and I'll be sure not to make the mistake again. And I'm going to reread the chapters that I'd forced myself through in P&V.
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I love that we are polar opposites on P&V who I greatly enjoy.