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

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/books@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 days ago

If it's taken you a year just to read BNW, you'll read Karamazovs until the end of your life (and who knows if you'll even like it). Definitely focus on easier and shorter reads for now, I'd second the guy who recommended Hobbit and Poe (try his poetry too).