>>>>>>>>>I'm not sure which books I have read most often. "The World According To Garp", "The Catcher in the Rye", and "Crime and Punishment" all have to be up there.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Is 'Crime and Punishment' a full edition?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Full in what sense? It seems full enough to me. The most recent, and best, edition I have is the Pevear and Volokhonsky translation.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I meant that many famous books are printed in USA in brief version, i.e. text reduced by few times. If you have a full edition, it should be a big folio, then I have another question. Did you read it in entirety?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Yes, of course I read it in its entirety. The edition I mentioned runs to 551 pages. Karamazov is even longer.
>>>>>
>>>>>I'm not sure which U.S. editions of famous books you are referring to. There are abridged versions but the full versions are readily available as far as I know.
>>>>
>>>>You are the only person I ever seen (no kidding) who was able to read a Dostoyevsky's book in entirety.
>>>
>>>I read The Idiot too. I have to admit though, that I find most translations of Russian authors read too much like first grade primers. My dad was fluent in Russian of course, and he didn't much care for most translations either.
>>
>>Dostoyevsky is the least readable author among Russian classical writers. One must be extremely dedicated to reading to get it to the end.
>
>I liked some of his books in my youth, my favorite was "Unizhennye and oskorblennye" (don't know how to translate correctly). But I don't think I either re-read any of his books... And lots of other authors I read and re-read...

Once I decided that I should read one book at least (i was a very ardent reader in my young age). Before that it worked with 'War and Peace' (full academic edition). However, I failed with 'Karamazov Brothers'. It was impossible.