/lit/ - Literature

Finished reading this just now but planning to reread it since I'm pretty dumb and have to go through things several times to understand it. Ive enjoyed it so far though

Man this was a fucking ride. I'm not even sure what that ending was. Were they just fucking with him the entire time? Why were they trying to kill him after that ruse?

Really loved the book up until that point though. Really solid imagery and comical portrayal of the Soviet union. Really tugged on my heart when the rocket stages detached

>>12081389
Victor Pelevin is interesting, this is a short novel about growing up in the USSR
I've read some of his short stories too, but not his other novels

Alright, Boyos.

1. пepeпoдвыпoдвepт (perepodvoypod'vert) - to do something in a needlessly complicated way
2. cyшняк (sooshnyak) - a dry feeling you get in you mouth when you are hangover
3.Зaчeм - used to say "why", but literally means "what for" (зa = for, чeм = what). Used to find the purpose rather than the reason.

Also, пoнты and пoшлocть

I've seen Pelevin's name mentioned, but only in long lists of Russian authors, never in an actual conversations. Never seen this book in particular at all.

>>7300515
Pelevins the only contemp russian i know, but i highly suggest omon ra. You can flip through it in a day and i loved it