If you have trouble with Harry Potter, don’t read Tolstoy or Dostoyevsky! But, yeah, I did occasionally say to myself “Now who is Sirius Black again?” and “Who’s that teacher that teaches potions?” but it’s really not necessary to be on top of it all. I just kind of go along and let the story wash over me. It’s sort of like the approach I take when watching a show on television with characters with thick accents that I’m not familiar with. Even if I miss half of what they’re saying,I still get a sense of what’s going on in the story or will when the next thing happens and I kind of just go along for the ride.
Unless you are going to be tested on what you read, I recommend my approach.
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Reply to Not keeping up with too many characters by EdenMaryoles
If you have trouble with Harry Potter, don’t read Tolstoy or Dostoyevsky! But, yeah, I did occasionally say to myself “Now who is Sirius Black again?” and “Who’s that teacher that teaches potions?” but it’s really not necessary to be on top of it all. I just kind of go along and let the story wash over me. It’s sort of like the approach I take when watching a show on television with characters with thick accents that I’m not familiar with. Even if I miss half of what they’re saying,I still get a sense of what’s going on in the story or will when the next thing happens and I kind of just go along for the ride. Unless you are going to be tested on what you read, I recommend my approach.