[definitelynotaliberal]

I invested valuable time in reading Rememberances. I was a third of the way through when I had to ask myself precisely why I was doing it. I read for pleasure, but Rememberances was far from pleasurable to me. Because I was already a third of the way into it, I finished it. I admire my own persistence. I’ve only done that twice. The other book that I slogged through was The Satanic Verses.

I’ve attempted Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment more times than I care to count, but I never managed to get past the first chapter.

I’ve been seduced by Publius’s idea of interleaving the Federalist and anti-Federalist papers since he first posited it on one of Loud Mime’s Founders’ Quotes threads. I really would love that. I’m sure many people on this thread would.

[Publius]

I'm rather fond of Crime and Punishment, and I read it every few years.

I'll tell you a little secret about how to read it. When you encounter a character, write down his or her full Russian name and the relationship to one or another character. That makes it all clear as you go on.