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I enjoyed the lovely poetic imagery and my rhyming translation, and laughed aloud at the self-insert author's wry observations, especially at the young ladies' memory albums...and of course their feet. As for the story, I couldn't get myself as emotionally invested as I wanted. Everything peaks fairly early on, and I found myself reading for the author's voice more than anything. I do hear that the opera version is fantastic and I would love to see it, but I feel I might have breezed too quickly
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Well... rather uneven. It's an epic poem, which means it can be rather difficult to take in, though I didn't find it difficult. I think the choice made it harder for Alexander to express certain things. He had to stay in verse and rhyme :-D
Also, the... mood, nature, style of the work varied a lot. It is a bit difficult to define, like Romeo and Juliet. It is satirical, and I laughed out loud several times, but in the end it is rather sad. Another unhappy Russian woman.
It is ridiculous when one ...more
Also, the... mood, nature, style of the work varied a lot. It is a bit difficult to define, like Romeo and Juliet. It is satirical, and I laughed out loud several times, but in the end it is rather sad. Another unhappy Russian woman.
It is ridiculous when one ...more
Jan 05, 2013
Meghan
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Jan 15, 2013
jordan chaffee
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