I started with the Volokhonsky translation, (normally some dialogue with footnotes wouldn’t bother me) but I found it to be quite a bit distracting for the first 100 pages, especially as you’re dropped into a world with multiple characters and similar last names, confusing family genealogy, etc. I switched to the Briggs versión and love how smooth it reads, so thanks!
I started with the Volokhonsky translation, (normally some dialogue with footnotes wouldn’t bother me) but I found it to be quite a bit distracting for the first 100 pages, especially as you’re dropped into a world with multiple characters and similar last names, confusing family genealogy, etc. I switched to the Briggs versión and love how smooth it reads, so thanks!
So glad to hear it, Levi!
You missed my favorite translation, which is the Rosemary Edmonds translation.