I need to refresh my German. I learned it for 10 years in school but I haven't practiced it for 6 years at all.
I was planning to get a German book and take its translation to read side by side.
What should I read? I was thinking
The Sorrows of Young Werther
Faust
Maybe some Nietzsche (already read Human, All Too Human)
Some Freud or Jung
Any idea, tips, advice?
>>8829191
>I need to refresh my German. I learned it for 10 years in school but I haven't practiced it for 6 years at all.
>therefore I should read Goethe
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>>8829240
Is Goethe that hard to read in German? Or is too old?
>>8829191
My idea would be to read this Goethe, but whatever you want, mang.
>>8829248
He's difficult if you haven't practiced German for 6 years. Try starting with some German poetry, like Rilke or Hoderlin.
>>8829191
Your first step should be to try reading Die Verwandlung and go from there
>>8829191
Ernst Jünger, In Stahlgewittern.
>>8829250
Sounds comfy. I wonder if I can find it in French and German at the same time though.
>>8829263
Poetry? That sounds weird to get back into the language. Also I usually don't get poetry.
>>8829266
Already read it. I also read The Trial, the Castle. Not sure I want more of him.
>>8829272
Already read it.
Siddharta is pretty easy to understand
>>8829358
Already read it.
>>8829358
Might check Steppenwolf though.