it doesn’t have to be your favorite book or anything. It can be any book that you find yourself thinking of with a sense of pride for having read it.

Personally, I am really proud of myself for not DNFing A Little Life and pushing forward. I read a very good chunk of that book with tears running down my face–mind you, I was reading it on my phone during lectures for the entirety of my first semester last year–and I was always on the verge of putting it down just because of the horrible content. Also, it was pretty long; too long, actually. So when I was done, I was simultaneously Heartbroken, broken (just like in general), and relieved. It was truly a feat.

An honorable mention is A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, because I swear to God I did not understand a single thing about it even 10 chapters in. Charles Dickens is too much.

  • TapPositive125@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    For context, I struggle cognitively with books and can maybe force myself to read 1 or 2 books a year if I’m having a good year. I’m definitely not like you people (lol) and am silently observing this sub as many frequently declare the sad depravity of our nation for finding out that some people don’t read books for fun like they do. I roll my eyes at your insular community when people laugh “some people think a 1,000-page book is long?”, as if pretending to not know most people are in the 90th percentile of IQ below them.

    Okay, my joking rant aside, which ended up coming across hateful and bitter even though I love y’all-

    I read The Unconsoled by Ishiguro. All of it. I thought I was going to lose my mind, but by God I did it.