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chutton2012 t1_iyeaahl wrote

Dostoyevsky is widely considered one of the greatest authors of all time. I wouldn’t say it’s easy to read and it requires more thinking, not to mention it’s translated, but he’s definitely a great author. You might not like him though 🤷‍♂️

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RD__III t1_iyelkvo wrote

> I wouldn’t say it’s easy to read and it requires more thinking

This is my take. Crime & Punishment was good, but also a bit tough to read. I imagine some is lost in translation (as well as cultural assumptions that don't exist in the wester world)

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chutton2012 t1_iyenn92 wrote

Honestly I find a lot of literary classic tough reads. Which isn’t to say there are bad, it just requires a lot of brain power.

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RD__III t1_iyeo9x2 wrote

Which to me is sort of why they are classics. The books that really pay off the effort & give a lot back (even if they are tough to read) are the ones that get translated into a bunch of languages and stick around.

The "potato chip" reads come and go because it's not worth the effort to put yourself in a different time/place/language when the same quality can be had in the native language/culture.

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chutton2012 t1_iyeogas wrote

Good point of view. I like that. I definitely think they are worth the read like you said. I just go into it knowing like hey this isn’t gonna be a super seamless and easy read you’re gonna have to work for this one.

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True-Abbreviations71 OP t1_iyf523j wrote

I'm not saying i don't like him. I can't make that judgement of one book and a translated book aswell. I simply wanted some experienced to enlighten me

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