RTRL was one of those books that made me regret my life decisions. I appreciate the translation (I wish I made a not of who translated the novellas) ,but that's about where the goodness ends. The writing was plain, the symbols were heavy handed, and the plot was thoroughly unenjoyable. I frequently found myself bored while reading. I only finished the book because so many people have been writing rave reviews about it for so long. The content of the novellas is pretty intense, to be fair, but the rambling nature of the writing and the forced symbolism killed the stories for me.