#dont know what the experience would be for just english speakers tho bc its in portuguese and i did with port subtitles

[broke-on-books]

BRO-

[karamazovdmitri]

6, 7, 9❣️

6. If you read in more than one language, is there a difference between the experience of reading in your native language(s) and reading in other languages?

ooooh thats SUCH an interesting question, since yeah i read in both french and english and theres definitely a difference in experience tbh, first of all like i cant explain how but french and english have inherently different vibes so even reading the same book in both languages feels different you know? also even if i consider myself fluent in english, still happens that if im tired or a bit distracted, it will be harder for me to read and i still need to look up words sometimes lmao so depending on the written style of the book it could be less smooth for me but usually its no problem. also i have to say, i used to think that english would feel less “pretty” or flowy or poetic and you know what? i was wrong as hell lmao, and im so glad ive been getting more into english-language literature! but yeah basically idk how to say it except.......different languages different Vibes™ it just is different atmospheres lol

7. If you’re not a native English speaker, how much do you read in your native language versus how much you read in English? How do you feel about that? // If you’re a native English speaker, go find a book in your second/third/etc language, or in translation, to add to your to-read list

okaaay so !!! super pertinent because see, i couldnt even tell you which one i read more in (like i own more french books physically, but i own more english ebooks, because easier to find in general. honestly i’d say it probably comes pretty even in general, and i dont have any specific feelings about it lol. if a book is originally in english i read it in english, otherwise it just depends. usually classics i will read in french, and others just. basically whatever language i can find, i will say tho for some reason i usually prefer reading theatre in english. i also go through phases sometimes my brain feels wired more in the mood to read in french, sometimes in english. but yeah as a whole? idk which language i read more in lmao

9. Fiction or non-fiction or both? In what ratio? Where do you draw the line between the two?

okayyyyy so. i DEFINITELY read more fiction no questions asked here lmao however i do enjoy non-fiction a lot, its just i dont tend to read it cover to cover (unless its like. stuff im hyperfixating on lol like just blasting through a yuri gagarin biography LMAO) but yeah usually non fiction is like. i enjoy exploring a specific chapter or something, so a lot of non-fiction i never finish or it takes years and years just bc i like look things up sometimes or im in the mood to learn more about xyz specific things. i used to read a lot more non fiction tho when i was like 16-17-18 y/o i read mostly non-fiction lmao i cant tell you why tho lol just. a Mood of mine. but yeah nowadays... fiction 10000% and as to where i draw the line. like. if it has a narrative track of some sort its fiction, and well ofc if its ... fiction lmfao. so like not about Real Events/People and/or Romanticized™ or Novelized™ form of said real events/people, i know it can be tricky w historical stuff but basically if its not like informative, specialized, factual text... i will prooobably put it in fiction

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rant

24/02/17 (also pls correct my grammar bc i know i made a few mistakes pls pls im not a native english speaker and would love to improve!)

i cant believe im saying this but i am so fucking bitter about getting a 9 instead of a 10/10. no, this isnt a "i have to pass all my classes with an A" kind of thing (although i was really proud of myself thinking that i got 10 in all my classes this semester). no no, im bitter because of many things that dont have anything to do with that. first of all, i hate this teacher and i hope and pray i never have to take a class with him again. i had to struggle to STAY AWAKE in ALL his classes (i have journal entries to prove it) and the funny/sad thing is that i was not the only one lmao i heard some friends talking about it and i was like WAIT YOU TOO?, so yeah even tho i was hella interested in the subject (i actually learned a lot while doing research) i couldnt bother to give a fuck when he was talking. he isnt even old like most boring lecturers smh. and yeah, its not only about being bored in his classes or not feeling "the spark" you feel when you have a good teacher that makes you love learning, nah. its that more than once he made me so angry that i would rant to anyone near me ABOUT HOW ANGRY I WAS, LIKE IM DOING RIGHT NOW. last week i went to class to deliver an assignment he told us to bring, i missed my fucking lunch to be there and i waited for half an hour for his fucking ass to tell me that 'nah ill check it next monday bc i dont wanna do it today'. even when it was a 5-minute thing, i had my notebook in my damn hands, i WAITED FOR HIM HALF AN HOUR AND COULDNT EAT, i wasnt even going to go on monday bc it was supposed to be the last class AND I REPETEDLY TOLD HIM THAT IM FROM ANOTHER CITY AND IT ISNT EASY NOR CHEAP FOR ME TO TRAVEL JUST FOR THE SAKE OF ONE CLASS. yep and still he told me he would check it on monday, and that since we were not going to do anything else i could go eat. but i couldnt because the university's dinning hall closed before i got out of that class. theres some other things that annoyed me about that experience but ill keep it short. so, later i asked if he would be checking it monday and wednesday or only monday, and he told me he would be on wednesday too, so i went then and i waited outside his office for an entire hour while he was doing god-knows-what, and when i finally got to talk to him IT WAS, LIKE A SAID, A 5-MINUTE CHECK OF MY NOTEBOOK AND THAT WAS IT. like, dude, fuck off. i dont expect to own your time but be a little respectful with mine. after checking my assignment he told me my final grade, 9/10, and i was there sitting speechless bc i was honestly expecting a 10. its not only that i had many annoyances in his class, its that I WORKED MY ASS OFF. i delivered everything, talked my ass off when i needed interventions, did a flawless presentation (his words, not mine), went out of my fucking way to go beyond what he was teaching. and i still. got. nine. and the last reason for my bitterness: i didnt fight. i just said 'okay' and got out of there. WHY THE FUCK DIDNT I SAY SOMETHING. i couldve at least argued about some petty mistakes to raise my final points to 95 instead of 89. but i didnt, i sat there speechless, in shock. and now im regretting it because i might have convinced him if i had tried a little harder. fuck im so angry and defeated (even tho in any other case i wouldve been sooo happy about a 9). in conclusion: i am bitter (and i hate this teacher) kbye