This truly strikes at the core of it

That's why I am so confused. I expected to enjoy every page and that it would read like cutting through melted butter. But what i got was more like chopping through a wooden log with a butter knife

Am i right in assuming that a translation can be so different its like a different book?

I'm not saying i don't like him. I can't make that judgement of one book and a translated book aswell. I simply wanted some experienced to enlighten me

It's my honest opinion but ok

Is it the case with every novel pre 1900 because i read Candide by Voltaire and it was the opposite of Dostojevsky in the sense that it was a very comfortable read

Can't, i have to read it in my language for academic reasons

Sad

Yes it was the first thing of him i read and i read it in Swedish