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Well, I've started Doctor Zhivago. Legolas Send a noteboard - 17/02/2010 02:59:44 PM
First impression: fragmented. Heavily. Skipping back and forth from one paragraph to another between many characters with three names each is one thing, but making inexplicable jumps in time and space from one sentence to another is kind of giving me a headache. :P Still, the characters are interesting so far, and the bizarre jump works surprisingly well in at least one case so far.

I should probably save this for the book club, though, shouldn't I. ;)
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THE RUSSIAN BOOK CLUB Tom - 16/02/2010 02:48:20 PM 1475 Views
how much do you think is lost in translation? LadyLorraine - 16/02/2010 03:36:10 PM 783 Views
Most of these books probably won't lose too much. Tom - 16/02/2010 04:34:08 PM 967 Views
heh, i like that wordplay, even if i only kinda understand it from your description LadyLorraine - 16/02/2010 05:25:29 PM 737 Views
I know I'm being wholly irrational, but... LiterateDog - 16/02/2010 05:30:23 PM 885 Views
It's only at this site. Tom - 16/02/2010 10:38:58 PM 736 Views
Not a lot, honestly. I've read quite a few of them in Russian and in English. The Shrike - 16/02/2010 05:25:54 PM 716 Views
Okay, duly noted. LadyLorraine - 16/02/2010 05:30:33 PM 704 Views
For instance, for this one The Shrike - 16/02/2010 05:33:06 PM 787 Views
Yah, I know some LadyLorraine - 16/02/2010 07:25:02 PM 776 Views
Do I have to return the postcard if I don't want the montly selection? LiterateDog - 16/02/2010 05:32:05 PM 820 Views
I promise you something!!! The Shrike - 16/02/2010 05:34:03 PM 1109 Views
I'll try to participate Camilla - 16/02/2010 09:45:29 PM 729 Views
It's your choice. Tom - 17/02/2010 01:20:46 PM 836 Views
Nice. I'll probably end up doing about four or five of these. *NM* Ghavrel - 16/02/2010 11:51:13 PM 507 Views
Already read 7 of these Larry - 17/02/2010 03:12:33 AM 829 Views
Let me guess Tom - 17/02/2010 01:19:25 PM 747 Views
Not hard to guess, huh? Larry - 17/02/2010 11:20:32 PM 781 Views
Wow. Elaine - 17/02/2010 12:44:51 PM 887 Views
That is a very mean charades title. Tom - 17/02/2010 01:11:05 PM 791 Views
Nobody has ever gotten it. Elaine - 17/02/2010 01:31:37 PM 834 Views
I currently have four of these wrangled together. nossy - 17/02/2010 02:01:26 PM 742 Views
Well, I've started Doctor Zhivago. Legolas - 17/02/2010 02:59:44 PM 842 Views
In cases like this, Jacob - 17/02/2010 03:18:16 PM 772 Views
There's not really that much skipping around. Tom - 17/02/2010 03:23:45 PM 756 Views
Hm. Looks like I already missed an important point there... go me. Legolas - 17/02/2010 03:41:37 PM 1016 Views
Yura is the nickname form. Tom - 17/02/2010 03:56:47 PM 793 Views
Ah, that makes sense. I knew some of those you list, but some are new. *NM* Legolas - 17/02/2010 04:08:21 PM 330 Views
Remember going forward that everyone is "related" to everyone else in this book. Tom - 17/02/2010 04:03:38 PM 809 Views
Aww, did you move The Master and Margarita just for me? Tim - 17/02/2010 07:34:43 PM 911 Views
More or less, yes. Tom - 17/02/2010 09:01:10 PM 812 Views
*SNORE.* *NM* Raserei - 18/02/2010 05:59:03 AM 513 Views
*bore* *NM* Larry - 18/02/2010 06:12:49 AM 355 Views
How constructive! The Shrike - 22/02/2010 12:08:47 AM 990 Views
Oh Raserei, you really should try it. I can picture you especially enjoying at least the first two. *NM* Tashmere - 21/04/2010 12:11:32 AM 283 Views
I'm in. *NM* ajah - 20/02/2010 09:53:01 AM 322 Views
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