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Currently reading The Brothers Karamazov. It's long, but an easy read since it's well translated. I can see how this book would be the book of its time, but a lot of the commentary isn't really relevant to today's world. Still, it has interesting characters and some amusing moments and there is a murder mystery.
Which translation are you using? I like the Pevear-Volokhonsky because it feels more Russian, but is still very readable.
Believe it or not I tried to read the Brothers Karamazov when I was a kid a few times, and I didn't understand it. I think I would follow it better now, but I don't generally enjoy Russian writers (Boris Pasternak's Dr. Zhivago for example bored me to pieces, though I rather like the film). Would you guys say that the Brothers is better than Zhivago? If so I might give it another shot.