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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 1489 Views
how much do you think is lost in translation? LadyLorraine - 16/02/2010 03:36:10 PM 802 Views
Most of these books probably won't lose too much. Tom - 16/02/2010 04:34:08 PM 987 Views
heh, i like that wordplay, even if i only kinda understand it from your description LadyLorraine - 16/02/2010 05:25:29 PM 753 Views
I know I'm being wholly irrational, but... LiterateDog - 16/02/2010 05:30:23 PM 901 Views
It's only at this site. Tom - 16/02/2010 10:38:58 PM 753 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 733 Views
Okay, duly noted. LadyLorraine - 16/02/2010 05:30:33 PM 720 Views
For instance, for this one The Shrike - 16/02/2010 05:33:06 PM 805 Views
Yah, I know some LadyLorraine - 16/02/2010 07:25:02 PM 791 Views
Do I have to return the postcard if I don't want the montly selection? LiterateDog - 16/02/2010 05:32:05 PM 840 Views
I promise you something!!! The Shrike - 16/02/2010 05:34:03 PM 1129 Views
I'll try to participate Camilla - 16/02/2010 09:45:29 PM 745 Views
It's your choice. Tom - 17/02/2010 01:20:46 PM 851 Views
Nice. I'll probably end up doing about four or five of these. *NM* Ghavrel - 16/02/2010 11:51:13 PM 512 Views
Already read 7 of these Larry - 17/02/2010 03:12:33 AM 847 Views
Let me guess Tom - 17/02/2010 01:19:25 PM 766 Views
Not hard to guess, huh? Larry - 17/02/2010 11:20:32 PM 797 Views
Wow. Elaine - 17/02/2010 12:44:51 PM 905 Views
That is a very mean charades title. Tom - 17/02/2010 01:11:05 PM 813 Views
Nobody has ever gotten it. Elaine - 17/02/2010 01:31:37 PM 849 Views
I currently have four of these wrangled together. nossy - 17/02/2010 02:01:26 PM 760 Views
Well, I've started Doctor Zhivago. Legolas - 17/02/2010 02:59:44 PM 858 Views
In cases like this, Jacob - 17/02/2010 03:18:16 PM 787 Views
There's not really that much skipping around. Tom - 17/02/2010 03:23:45 PM 768 Views
Hm. Looks like I already missed an important point there... go me. Legolas - 17/02/2010 03:41:37 PM 1035 Views
Yura is the nickname form. Tom - 17/02/2010 03:56:47 PM 811 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 336 Views
Remember going forward that everyone is "related" to everyone else in this book. Tom - 17/02/2010 04:03:38 PM 829 Views
Aww, did you move The Master and Margarita just for me? Tim - 17/02/2010 07:34:43 PM 928 Views
More or less, yes. Tom - 17/02/2010 09:01:10 PM 827 Views
*SNORE.* *NM* Raserei - 18/02/2010 05:59:03 AM 520 Views
*bore* *NM* Larry - 18/02/2010 06:12:49 AM 364 Views
How constructive! The Shrike - 22/02/2010 12:08:47 AM 1006 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 290 Views
I'm in. *NM* ajah - 20/02/2010 09:53:01 AM 328 Views
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