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Should I read the Tempest? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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I am trying to get into reading and I started with Brave New World, I have been reading the book for a year and have about 60 pages remaining. Before anyone mentions I am aware it is a small book that can be finished in a week, I am not used to reading. I normally read short stories, comics, and manga. I finshed the machine stops quickly, but I couldn't get into Brave New World, it has a lot of boring parts.

After finishing Brave New World should I read the Tempest, the main character made me interested in the story. I only read one other shakespeare book Romeo and Juliet the sparksnote version, it was great.

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[–] yojimbo@sopuli.xyz 6 points 5 days ago

Since English isn't my first language my opinion isn't worth much. Anyway - I would consider Huxley to be much easier to digest than Shakespear. First because of the language, 2nd becase reading a play is IMO more challenging than reading a "regular" novel. It might depend on how "modernized" your version of The Tempest is going to be, but if I was in the process of building my reading habbit, I might aim for slightly lower hanging fruit.

The first book I've ever read in English was Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut. The first "ebook" I've read (those days it was one looong hard to navigate txt file) was the Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy. I loved both.