Reading foreign novels

Hi It's my first time to read full English novel but not in school no I mean free reading & I started with "Perfectly damaged" for E.L.Montes but I found many words and idioms that I don't know , translating many words is it normal?? the slang it self is difficult for me :(

Reading foreign novels

Hi. This is my first time reading an English novel outside of school. I started with Perfectly Damaged by E.L. Montes. I found many words and idioms that I don't know (yet! :) ). Is translating a lot of words normal? The slang itself is difficult for me.

Translating words and idioms you don't know is normal, but if you are doing it very frequently, then maybe you should try another book. You can always use it as a learning experience though. You want to pick a book that gives you a challenge, but not a headache.

If it's frustrating you, take a break from the book. Feel free to ask others questions about what idioms mean.

Good for you on reading an English book outside of class! Keep it up. You will learn more if you can apply knowledge learned in class to what you are doing outside of class.