I don't know which translation you read, but maybe give the Gregory Hayes versio...

Thersites on Sept 14, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: What was the one book that you read and it...

I don't know which translation you read, but maybe give the Gregory Hayes version a chance. It is more recent and more straightforward, less stylized in terms of phrasing. I felt that the language got in the way less when reading it.