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sau s.
is 30% done
couldn't be happier that i gave a book so many tries. upon asking the right questions regarding Korean culture that i missed, and reading critically in a way i hadn't tried the first time, i love how rich the text is in meaning with so few words.
if you had told me i would take this much time on such a short novel, i would've laughed at you! what an experience.
— 6 hours, 56 min ago
if you had told me i would take this much time on such a short novel, i would've laughed at you! what an experience.
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sau s.
is on page 39 of 158
stopped and started this twice already, it's a very tough read. i had doubts about the veracity of the translation because of a sentence that didn't make grammatical sense in the first paragraph (it was the third sentence if i recall correctly)! i wasn't imagining things, it turns out there was a huge controversy about the accuracy of Smith's translation. taking notes and reading closely has made this attempt better.
— Oct 28, 2026 06:16PM
sau s.
is on page 39 of 158
struggling with this one, and i think it's because of a funky translation (the ONLY available translation i fear), because some of the sentences make no sense, there's strange errors and clunky, seemingly-misplaced or misunderstood words.
apparently this was a whole thing when it was published! i'm not losing my mind. but i am again having my book translation interests piqued, and i'm seeing what they say about it!
— Oct 13, 2026 05:55PM
apparently this was a whole thing when it was published! i'm not losing my mind. but i am again having my book translation interests piqued, and i'm seeing what they say about it!