Author's language is beautiful and full; vocabulary vast, but neither forced nor pompous. Long forgotten words sneaked onto his pages and - along with lacy, ornate and acutely accurate descriptions - illuminated the book. The fact that Sargsyan's "pen" is light and unpretentious, made the read doubly pleasurable.
However... (and this is purely subjective) like many other Armenian writers' works, this story is a tragedy. Sorrowful, heart-wrenching tragedy. And I am not one for tragedies. Never was. It is a beautiful, very well written story,where the writer explores many sides of human emotions and actions; it brilliantly shows the hardships of the time period, and you comprehend the calamity of rigid, inhumane, absurd, at times nonsensical and comical societal "laws", but... I simply do not like reading sad stories, although, I cannot deny that I have learned a lot from them.
When I was learning how to roller-blade, my instructor told me never to look at a falling roller-blader, for I would, certainly, follow suit. So.... I like to read stories that will keep me on the rink, firmly on my feet.
5/3 (writing/story)