Hankering to be able to read in French

>>10021461
>And how long, do you think, it would take?
The it is a fluid concept. You will be reading long before you read fluently understanding nuance and without having to use a dictionary.

Two hours of study per day means 730 hours in a year. That's a steady foundation, and by that point you can certainly already be on your way working through Les Misérables if you wish. Also, don't neglect pronunciation. Read out loud to yourself. Don't start reading Les Misérables (or some other novel of choice) too early because frustration can be a motivation killer.

Assimil French with Ease is a good beginner course followed up by Assimil Using French after that. Fun dialogues, stress-free learning, and an easy way to practice your pronunciation by repeating the dialogues. Also get a (slim) grammar book for reference.

>what does it feel like when you read in French, in comparison to English
I read fluently in eleven languages, but this question doesn't really make sense to me. Does understanding in different languages feel different? I don't think so. It feels good to learn to understand new things, it feels good to reflect on what you've learned and what abilities you've cultivated, but just in the ordinary practice (doing) of reading, I don't think feels are language-specific.

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>>10021543
>read fluently in eleven languages
Do tell, anon, how'd you get about doing that?
Would love to see where your foundations were placed
t. current French and soon-to-be Spanish abecedarian

French is worth it, no doubt. French literature is the only literature that gives English literature a run for its money... well, up until people like Derrida and Foucault started to be published. It's been mostly shit since then. Even Houellebecq's nowhere near as good as the earlier writers, though he's still great reading. He's very easy in French for a beginner, by the way.

Spanish or French?

How difficult is Proust to read in French?

>>10023739
>>10021461
i'd say reading books like that in french when its not your native language would be pretty boring as they are a lot of description which will make you open the dictionary at every sentences.
I don't really get why you would learn a language just to read books. It will never be as enjoyable as reading it in your own language

>>10023846
A lie.

>>10023846
>It will never be as enjoyable as reading it in your own language
Your words contradict my own experience. And yeah, your English sucks a bbc.

>>10023846
>i'd say reading books like that in french when its not your native language would be pretty boring as they are a lot of description which will make you open the dictionary at every sentences
That changes over time as you keep memorizing new words and phrases. Don't make a fool of yourself and go improve your English a tad bit as it's really egregious.

>>10024276
What english wasnt right in my post?

you can't learn French

I decided to do what you're trying to do but with Russian. A year and a half down the line and I can read pretty much anything with heavy dictionary leaning. Non fiction I have to use one maybe 3-4 times a page, although with fiction that generally goes up, though it varies. Gogol for example is hard, Tolstoy is easy, and Chekhov sits right in between. I started the project when I was unemployed and it really helped. I got myself to the point where practicing stopped being grinding grammar and started being just reading blog posts and things. It slowed down after that due to working full time but I rarely miss days. It's not unachievable to be able to read through it more or less fluently in about 2 years if you have good free time and a better work ethic than me

Why would you want to read in gay?

>>10026641

Rekt

>>10021461
what is your favorite book?

>>10027760
Notre Dame de Paris