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Just Finished Vita Nostra (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 year ago by counselwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/books@lemmy.ml

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It was weird.

It wasn't what I expected when I was looking for a story about "Magic Schools".

I can't say I fully understand what was happening as I've read it, or the message it was trying to convey. Sometimes I had to double back a paragraph or two just to better my vague understanding of the story.

Nevertheless, I devoured this book in one day; words just kept pouring as I read, giving glimpses of a fleeting story. That is to say, I enjoyed my experience in reading it. I don't know if it's something I'd read again in the future, but at least I know it was a good adventure.

What are your thoughts to this book?

How do you interpret its ending?

Why is Sasha short for Alexandra?

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[–] nubbucket@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The Russian abbreviation comes from the older form Aleksashka, which was shortened to Sashka, which then gets shortened to Sasha.

Sounds like an interesting read, worth adding to the list then?

[–] counselwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, it is. It's a unique novel to say the least.