I got through "War and Peace" after the fourth attempt (and finally getting a decent translation). Have given Moby Dick several attempts as well but I think that's a lost cause. Ulysses even more so. Proust even more more so.
So here's another question: when to give up on trying again?
I got through "War and Peace" after the fourth attempt (and finally getting a decent translation). Have given Moby Dick several attempts as well but I think that's a lost cause. Ulysses even more so. Proust even more more so.
So here's another question: when to give up on trying again?
I’ve quit on War and Peace three times. I was supposed to read Ulysses, but I don’t think I did. Never attempted Proust. But I never say never with books. Or, rather I stopped saying never because can always pick it up later. But what I’ve tried to do is stop thinking that I *have to* read a particular book.
I got through "War and Peace" after the fourth attempt (and finally getting a decent translation). Have given Moby Dick several attempts as well but I think that's a lost cause. Ulysses even more so. Proust even more more so.
So here's another question: when to give up on trying again?
I’ve quit on War and Peace three times. I was supposed to read Ulysses, but I don’t think I did. Never attempted Proust. But I never say never with books. Or, rather I stopped saying never because can always pick it up later. But what I’ve tried to do is stop thinking that I *have to* read a particular book.