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My dad laughed when I told him this was the book I read on the train, but I actually think it was the perfect way to read it. This was my second time reading it. The first time I got so wrapped up in the whirlwind, breakneck speed in which it is written, perfectly crafted to put you in Raskolnikov's head, that I had no idea what hit me after I finished it. In fact, I barely remembered the main character's name much less everything that happened (This time I can spell it!). Reading this on the tr
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I read this in high school—my first experience with Russian literature and how wonderful the years have been since. I loved it when I read it then, so it's time to read it again and see how the experience varies. I have always been a re-reader; sometimes simply for pleasure but often because plot is out of the way so I am free to revel in language & meditate on meaning. A few books I've read recently have reminded me to not entirely neglect this habit for new-t0-me books.
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I read this in high school—my first experience with Russian literature and how wonderful the years have been since. I loved it when I read it then, so it's time to read it again and see how the experience varies. I have always been a re-reader; sometimes simply for pleasure but often because plot is out of the way so I am free to revel in language & meditate on meaning. A few books I've read recently have reminded me to not entirely neglect this habit for new-t0-me books.
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