hi friends, just wanted to share this incredible resource i came across that compares English translations of many classics: We Love Translations i love that it includes analyses and extracts from each to help you pick!

i recently used this to decide on a version of Dostoevsky’s The Idiot — there are so many different translations that vary in language, syntax and even nomenclature of characters, all of which influence the reading experience.

(for the curious, i went with Pevear & Volokhonsky for the most literal Russian translation and loved it but now i’m eyeing the Brailovsky for a more modern, interpretive take.)

what kinds of translations do you prefer, and how do you decide between them? or if you have a favourite translator, please share :)

Time to choose your favorite child.

Update: Creating list of your answers, currently at 46 titles📚

Hey y'all 👋🏻

I noticed that the Who's Who Wednesday posts have ended. I looked it up and saw that the user who started it originally deleted their account 😔😭 Jadelovesbooks

These were some of my favorite posts to read through so I'd like to bring it back if that's cool (or if these were ended on purpose, let me know and I'll remove this).

It’s time for Who’s Who Wednesday where every Wednesday we introduce ourselves and make new friends. This is possibly part 18.

If you participated in any of the times before, you don’t have to introduce yourself again but you can share some different facts about you, an opinion you have, or how your week is going.

If you’re new, introduce yourself!

I’ll go first.

My name is Wibbily. If I had a theme song, this week it would be catch these fists by wet leg. The state of the world has me feeling combative idk 😅

Ps check out this post if you want to know how to add a link to your post ✨

I typically have 4-5 books going at a time (not counting books I’m taking an extended break from) these are a mix of genres (I try to only read one book from a genre at a time to avoid confusion). I am very much a mood reader and I will never be able to wrap my head around only reading one book at a time (unless it is a VERY RARE occasion where I get so hyper focused on a book/series that I have to read the entire thing ASAP.)

Asking cause I got down to only 3 books and while I’m close to finishing all 3 I’m itching to add more to the roster. Also what is your process for picking new books to read at the same time?

Hey so is this stupid horrible man the narrator through the whole book bc goodness this is going to be a long read