John’s Comments (group member since Jun 20, 2012)

John’s comments from the Mic Breaks Only group.

@501 a Garnett for Karamazov, and Pevear & Volokhonsky for Anna Karenina. The translator didn't really occur to me back when I bought those books, but now that you mention it the prose did seem a bit odd (in Karamazov). I might have to give that another shot sometime, because I really enjoyed it despite that. Anna Karenina I don't recall have any issues with the translation.

I've read Karamazov and Anna Karenina, so I've already got my feet wet on the Russian literature front, and I really like the style of writing from Russian authors during this period.

I will have to make an effort to read this one during the window for the group if my time permits, I've been meaning to get to it anyhow.