Massive reading A few weeks ago a started out to walk with my baby every day for 2-4 hours. The baby is sleeping all the time, so I have enough time for doing something. I have already read two books in Russian, which I wanted to read for so long. Then I installed an application on my smart phone for reading books in English. I can click on unknown words, choose a translation and mark it for learning. I currently read "The Street Lawyer" novel. I thought it's going to be like Suits show. But it is not. The novel is about a lawyer who started to care about homeless. I got a question. Is "a street bum" word rude or not, just like homeless? I heard many times that reading books is very useful for language learners. But I used to prefer reading just articles. Now I deem reading novels is as effective as reading articles.