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hi, can anyone tell me if this book is difficult to read? i mean difficult as in the frames of reference because of its age? i would love to read it but i read tale of two cities and had to keep reading lines over again which i didnt enjoy, i could read it but i like a book to flow for me to be able to enjoy it.

RJ Deeds If you like Dickens, I think you will like it. The one thing I found initially difficult was that same characters are called by different names at tim…moreIf you like Dickens, I think you will like it. The one thing I found initially difficult was that same characters are called by different names at times. You soon get used to it, though, as Dostoevsky, helpfully points out what each character has done before in each new section of the book. (less)

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Crime and Punishment

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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