Eugene Onegin

I was not expecting to enjoy this as much as I did and I think that the novel being written in verse really added to how much I truly liked reading this. Once you get into it you fly through and the passages are so beautiful it's honestly hard to grasp at times. The way he spoke about the seasons and ageing and youth really struck a chord in me. And of course the way he portrays yearning is on a different level entirely. 

It's a little hard to understand at times that even the (very) extensive notes can't address, but maybe I just need to expand my vocabulary. Would recommend to anyone who is willing to use a dictionary while reading. 

The novel also gets bonus points for getting me into opera, the Eugene Onegin Opera by Tchaikovsky goes hard to this.