As a non-English speaker who also didn't grow up reading in the English medium curriculum, one of the things I miss/struggle the most with is the inability to 'feel like I was there.'
I've read stories and novels in my native language, and the good ones made me feel like I was there. You know, the whole thing about 'transporting you into a different world' isn't foreign to me. But I just can't feel that way when reading English books.
Whether it's Harry Potter, a Cussler's novel, or any of the Lovecraftian horror (which happens to be my favorite genre even though I can't get immersed. Thank Bloodborne for making a Lovecraftian fan!), I get pretty disappointed when I can't visualize even though I know for a fact the author has done a fantastic job. Any tips? :D
I loved Blood in the Garden. I got a galley version of it and absolutely tore through it. It helps that I’ve always been a huge NBA fan. The writing is outstanding and I’ve been recommending it regularly for about a year now since I read it. So glad you enjoyed it too!
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As a non-English speaker who also didn't grow up reading in the English medium curriculum, one of the things I miss/struggle the most with is the inability to 'feel like I was there.'
I've read stories and novels in my native language, and the good ones made me feel like I was there. You know, the whole thing about 'transporting you into a different world' isn't foreign to me. But I just can't feel that way when reading English books.
Whether it's Harry Potter, a Cussler's novel, or any of the Lovecraftian horror (which happens to be my favorite genre even though I can't get immersed. Thank Bloodborne for making a Lovecraftian fan!), I get pretty disappointed when I can't visualize even though I know for a fact the author has done a fantastic job. Any tips? :D
I loved Blood in the Garden. I got a galley version of it and absolutely tore through it. It helps that I’ve always been a huge NBA fan. The writing is outstanding and I’ve been recommending it regularly for about a year now since I read it. So glad you enjoyed it too!
Sanderson's Steelheart is the only book I've read of his. My wife and I both enjoyed that one quite a bit.
The 90s seem like a special time for basketball. I thought The Last Dance documentary was so good... Plus, Space Jam.
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