This was a reread after 15 years. First I read it when I was in highschool and it was in Croatian. That time I was so enthralled by it that it immediately became my favorite book of all time. Now after reading it in English after so many years I can say it still is one of the best books I've read. I started reading a Volokhonsky/Pevear translation but switched to Guilbert Guerney after reading a review here on SG. I would also recommend GG translation, it was so flowy and it felt a bit more natural, also less posh. 
Dead Souls is truly a chronicle of Gogol's time and his masterpiece despite being unfinished. I will be definitely coming back to it and maybe I will have a more comprehensive review after future rereads.