It's the Constance Garnett translation, I'm 100 pages

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2016-01-18 03:32:25 Post No. 7597619
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Anonymous 2016-01-18 03:32:25 Post No. 7597619 [Report]

It's the Constance Garnett translation, I'm 100 pages in and it's boring as fuck, should I find another translation ?

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Anonymous 2016-01-18 03:34:14 Post No.7597622
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Anonymous 2016-01-18 03:34:14 Post No.7597622 [Report]

>>7597619

Garnett isn't the best translation choice, but regardless of that if you're getting bored 100 pages in you're a pleb.

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Anonymous 2016-01-18 03:35:23 Post No.7597625
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Anonymous 2016-01-18 03:35:23 Post No.7597625 [Report]

>>7597622
Whicj translation should I try ?

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Anonymous 2016-01-18 03:36:12 Post No.7597630
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Anonymous 2016-01-18 03:36:12 Post No.7597630 [Report]

inb4 P&V meme

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Anonymous 2016-01-18 03:39:48 Post No.7597641
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Anonymous 2016-01-18 03:39:48 Post No.7597641 [Report]

>>7597625
Oxford World's Classics (Ignat Avsey).

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Anonymous 2016-01-18 03:40:19 Post No.7597643
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Anonymous 2016-01-18 03:40:19 Post No.7597643 [Report]

>>7597622
>Garnett isn't the best translation choice,

Anyone who says anything other than this are people who hate reading.

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Anonymous 2016-01-18 03:42:52 Post No.7597646
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Anonymous 2016-01-18 03:42:52 Post No.7597646 [Report]

>>7597622
Agreed.

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Anonymous 2016-01-18 03:43:24 Post No.7597649
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Anonymous 2016-01-18 03:43:24 Post No.7597649 [Report]

>>7597619
>that pic
AHAHAHAHAH

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Anonymous 2016-01-18 03:47:28 Post No.7597659
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Anonymous 2016-01-18 03:47:28 Post No.7597659 [Report]

>>7597649
?

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Anonymous 2016-01-18 03:53:31 Post No.7597684
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Anonymous 2016-01-18 03:53:31 Post No.7597684 [Report]

>>7597619
please take my word for it,

get the Garnett translation that has been revised by Ralph Matlaw

it's published by Norton

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Anonymous 2016-01-18 04:16:38 Post No.7597741
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Anonymous 2016-01-18 04:16:38 Post No.7597741 [Report]

>>7597641
Seconded

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Anonymous 2016-01-18 04:22:01 Post No.7597751
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Anonymous 2016-01-18 04:22:01 Post No.7597751 [Report]

I liked the garnett version

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Anonymous 2016-01-18 04:34:32 Post No.7597781
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Anonymous 2016-01-18 04:34:32 Post No.7597781 [Report]

>>7597619
Magarshack.

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Anonymous 2016-01-18 16:22:37 Post No.7599118
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Anonymous 2016-01-18 16:22:37 Post No.7599118 [Report]

>>7597619
This is the translation all your favorite authors read and loved.

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Anonymous 2016-01-18 17:09:06 Post No.7599222
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Anonymous 2016-01-18 17:09:06 Post No.7599222 [Report]

>>7597641
>>7597741
>Ignat Avsey
>>7597684
>Ralph Matlaw's revision of Constance Garnett
>>7597781
>David Magarshack

These are all excellent translations; two more are David McDuff and Andrew MacAndrew. These five translations each have their respective strengths and are all top tier.