Book discussion, reading habits, recommendations and the strange gap between admiring a book and enjoying it.
A broad reading community for recommendations, reactions and thoughtful disagreement. Spoilers should be signposted when a discussion depends on them.
I listened to a novel while commuting and enjoyed it, but a month later I can remember the mood and a few scenes, not the exact sequence of events. I tend to retain more detail when reading print, perhaps because I stop...
I compared two English translations of the same older novel and the narrator felt like a different person. One is smoother and modern; the other is stranger, sharper and funnier. Same events, noticeably different persona...
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