My experience reading The Hobbit in English
I’ve been reading The Hobbit in English, although it proofs to be a bad decision. I started it because I wanted to read some book in english, for I would like to learn more about grammar easily. However, although I already had read this book in Portuguese, I had trouble trying to understand it in english. I don’t know, There was so much adjectives, phrasal verbs and descriptions for different places that I felt kinda lost and could understand just 50 or 60% that Tolkien was talking about.
I’m in this chapter that talks about the Gollum and his riddles, this is my favorite, so I get more excited to read, but sometimes I really want to stop it and throw the book away (of course I would not do this, as I’m reading in a Kobo). Anyway, I hope I finish this, so it will be something that will make me proud.
Though all the difficulties, I’m feeling that gradually, I am getting more comfortable with different words and becaming more accustomed with reading in this language. It makes me want to learn more for understand things and shows me where I have to work hardly to improve my english.
Guys, I hope you may correct my english and explain to me what is wrong as far as possible, I would be really grateful because it helps me a lot!
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My experience reading The Hobbit in English
I’ve been reading The Hobbit in English, although it seems to be a bad decision. I started reading it because I wanted to read some book in English, for I would like to learn more about grammar easily. However, although I had already had read this book in Portuguese, I had trouble trying to understand it in English. I don’t know, There were so many adjectives, phrasal verbs and descriptions of different places that I felt kinda lost and could understand just 50 or 60% of what Tolkien was talking about.I’m in this chapter that talks about the Gollum and his riddles, which is my favorite, so I get more excited to read it, but sometimes I really want to stop it and throw the book away (of course I would not do this, as I’m reading in a Kobo). Anyway, I hope that I finish this, so it will be something that will make me proud.
Though all of the difficulties, I’m feeling that gradually, I am getting more comfortable with different words and becoming more accustomed with reading in this language. It makes me want to learn more in order to better understand things and it shows me where I have to work hardly to improve my English.
Guys, I hope that you may correct my English and explain to me what is wrong as far as possible, I would be really grateful because it helps me a lot!
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My experience reading The Hobbit in English
I’ve been reading 'The Hobbit' in English, although it proves to be a bad decision. I started it because I wanted to read a book in English, for I would like to learn more grammar in an easy way. However, although I already had read this book in Portuguese, I had trouble trying to understand it in English. I don’t know, there were so many adjectives, phrasal verbs and descriptions for different places that I felt kind of lost and could understand just 50 or 60% of what Tolkien was talking about.I’m on the chapter about Gollum and his riddles. It is my favorite, so I get more excited to read, but sometimes I really want to stop it and throw the book away (of course I would not do this, as I’m reading in a Kobo/). Anyway, I hope I finish it, so it will be something that will make me proud.
Through all the difficulties, I’m feeling that gradually, I am getting more comfortable with different words and becoming more accustomed with reading in this language. It makes me want to learn more to understand things and shows me where I have to work harder to improve my English.
Guys, I hope you can correct my English and explain to me what was wrong, as far as possible. I would be really grateful because it would help me a lot!
Very well written!
My opinion. -- 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'The Hobbit' are very, very much written on the Germanic side of English, showing very little of its French/Latin side. That may be why you found it so hard? However, it is a great book, and your English will improve gradually by reading it. So, don't be discouraged; you picked out a book from the wrong side, maybe? If you had picked up 'Pride and Prejudice', say, the Latin influence would be very evident and it would have been easier for you to read.
Here is an example of the Germanic influence in English; no Latin influence at all:
Starlight, star bright
First star I see tonight
I wish I may
I wish I might
get the wish I wish tonight
(traditional)
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As a tip, I was told by a French teacher that if there are more than 5 words on a page that you do not know then the book is too advanced for you. Perhaps try something easier? The Hobbit is tough to read (though it is a great book!).
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