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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.

Thoughtdome225 The translation I am reading at the moment is David McDuff, and this is a very easy read, 99% of the time reading almost like a modern novel (although…moreThe translation I am reading at the moment is David McDuff, and this is a very easy read, 99% of the time reading almost like a modern novel (although there is one scene where a character rambles on about fashion for a page like Patrick Bateman). Overall, though, not difficult at all. I too found "A Tale of Two Cities" very dense and difficult, but this not at all so.(less)

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Crime and Punishment

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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