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.
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.
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.
THE RUSSIAN BOOK CLUB
- 16/02/2010 02:48:20 PM
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how much do you think is lost in translation?
- 16/02/2010 03:36:10 PM
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Most of these books probably won't lose too much.
- 16/02/2010 04:34:08 PM
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heh, i like that wordplay, even if i only kinda understand it from your description
- 16/02/2010 05:25:29 PM
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- 16/02/2010 05:25:29 PM
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Not a lot, honestly. I've read quite a few of them in Russian and in English.
- 16/02/2010 05:25:54 PM
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Okay, duly noted.
- 16/02/2010 05:30:33 PM
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Do I have to return the postcard if I don't want the montly selection?
- 16/02/2010 05:32:05 PM
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Nice. I'll probably end up doing about four or five of these. *NM*
- 16/02/2010 11:51:13 PM
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Already read 7 of these
- 17/02/2010 03:12:33 AM
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- 17/02/2010 03:12:33 AM
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Wow.
- 17/02/2010 12:44:51 PM
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Well, I've started Doctor Zhivago.
- 17/02/2010 02:59:44 PM
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There's not really that much skipping around.
- 17/02/2010 03:23:45 PM
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Hm. Looks like I already missed an important point there... go me.
- 17/02/2010 03:41:37 PM
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- 17/02/2010 03:41:37 PM
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Yura is the nickname form.
- 17/02/2010 03:56:47 PM
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Ah, that makes sense. I knew some of those you list, but some are new. *NM*
- 17/02/2010 04:08:21 PM
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Remember going forward that everyone is "related" to everyone else in this book.
- 17/02/2010 04:03:38 PM
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*SNORE.* *NM*
- 18/02/2010 05:59:03 AM
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Oh Raserei, you really should try it. I can picture you especially enjoying at least the first two. *NM*
- 21/04/2010 12:11:32 AM
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