How do you get good at reading and understanding complex writing

>>17870076
Read more.
Practice makes perfect
If you ever find a word that you can parse through context, have a dictionary handy

It's just a matter of practice

And your text isn't particularly complex
It's just being obfuscating due to lack of context
If you read the entire novel, it'd make sense

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>>17870076
>Austen
>Complex

Create a chart of every character and take notes on who they are, where they live, etc... then you'll understand them better and never mix them up.

Take notes on tone and themes.

Source: I was honors/AP english every year of high school. I'm a STEM major now but I still read books with a pad of paper by my side.

>>17870076
>pic related
1. Not complex.
2. Badly written.
3. Pride and Prejudice.

>How do you get good at reading and understanding complex writing
By reading something that is not that, for starters.

Most people read Pride and Prejudice early on in high school, it's not a difficult book.