The Brothers Karamazov. To be clear, it did take about 80 pages to put it down, which is relatively early to the length of the book. I also want to mention that it wasn’t the book itself that made me put it down, but rather the version I was reading (English translation by Larissa and Richard). I’m a native Russian speaker, but read very slowly - hence my preference for a translation. I felt that this version tried to literally translate Russian nuances to English (a very difficult effort, I’ll admit), and the byproduct was a lot of repetitive and confusing text that just wasn’t enjoyable to read. It made me decide to work on my reading efficiency in Russian and to reattempt the book in the original language when ready.
The Brothers Karamazov. To be clear, it did take about 80 pages to put it down, which is relatively early to the length of the book. I also want to mention that it wasn’t the book itself that made me put it down, but rather the version I was reading (English translation by Larissa and Richard). I’m a native Russian speaker, but read very slowly - hence my preference for a translation. I felt that this version tried to literally translate Russian nuances to English (a very difficult effort, I’ll admit), and the byproduct was a lot of repetitive and confusing text that just wasn’t enjoyable to read. It made me decide to work on my reading efficiency in Russian and to reattempt the book in the original language when ready.