No, I think what I was missing was some insight into the symbology or themes. My copy of Master and Margarita has such incredible endnotes, without which I rea

No, I think what I was missing was some insight into the symbology or themes. My copy of Master and Margarita has such incredible endnotes, without which I really dont think I would have appreciated it. My Penguin Classics copy of Karamazov just has very short translation clarifications and didn't really improve my experience. I understand why you might think i meant abridged though, since I was saying that the book is a slog but that it had great passages. I personally didnt mind the length as much as I felt I wasn't getting the most out of the "boring" parts.