/lit/ - Literature

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I had a question about the general "feel" of 19th century Russian literature.

I'm relatively new to literature, having only read probably a dozen books outside of school that could fit into that category really well. Two of them were "Anna Karenina" and "Crime and Punishment". I enjoyed both, and am reading "The Brothers Karamazov" now, but the entire thing just feels so foreign. Is it normal for someone that's new to Russian lit to feel like these social interactions are a little bit awkward? Is it just a different writing style that takes some getting used to? It's just the way conversations and situations flow feels so unnatural that I have trouble really getting into the book sometimes.

Thanks for any help!

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