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DonPakietto t1_j6dacxw wrote

Start with reading something you love and know very well in your own language, that's what I did. I loved Eragon when I was about 15 and read it so many times over and over in my native language when I picked up the English version I just knew what I was reading even though I didn't understand every word.

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ri-mackin t1_j6eaz6f wrote

This makes me think of a dude I know who learned Japanese by starting with memorizing studio ghibli movies. It didn't make him perfect, but he was able to go to Japan and slowly become actually fluent.

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Bleu_Superficiel t1_j6dj8zy wrote

I did the same with The Hunt For Red October, i also tried Harry Potter but couldn't wistand the fantasy words ( jumping straight to the 7th was a mistake, but reading the early ones as an adult is not a good experience ).

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