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I’ve never been a big fan of quitting. And yet there are certain times when I’m faced with little alternative.  Specifically, having recently finshed the amazing journey of reading Richard Pevear’s incredible translation of Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov, I decided to attempt another classic work again translated by Pevear, namely, Alexandre Dumas’ The Three Musketeers. Bad move….I’m now 187 pages into it (the work runs about 675 pages total), and I’ve yet to connect with any of the dozen or so characters that Dumas has unsuccessfully attempted to introduce to me. Not only this, but I find myself thoroughly ambivalent toward the plot, setting, and almost all other literary features of the novel. I need your help! To do this, I’m going to use one of my new favorite online applications, SurveyGizmo, which allows users to freely create and implement online polls and surveys (many of which can be embedded in simply HTML code!)

Here it is! Thanks again!