Title: Surprisingly fun and relevant
Product review: Dead Souls is a classic 19th century Russian comic novel, considered a masterpiece so long that why it's considered a masterpiece has changed from generation to generation, so there's very little I could say about it that would move the needle. But I found it to be the best kind of comedy, a comedy written by someone who loves the subject, so the author isn't being mean. These are his people and he cares deeply for them.The subject of the book, how we pursue money and why, is as relevant today as it was a hundred years ago. We struggle with the meaning of wealth, how we measure comfort and "enough", how we deserve it.I've previously only read Russian novels translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky who I think are fabulous but this time I branched out to a different translator and enjoyed it, but missed the extensive footnotes that Pevear and Volokhonsky give you.
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