Hi! I'm not native english speaker and even though I read books in english more often than in czech, I still struggle a lot with reading classics in english. I tried reading a few but on the first few pages I realised I didn't understand anything and had to DNF or switch to czech translation. So far I tried The Yellow Wallpaper, To Kill a Mockingbird Bird and Carmilla but the only one I finished was Of Mice and Men. I especially struggle with archaic words and complicated sentences.

Do you have some recommendation on what books I should try to read? It doesn't have to be from this quest, I'm looking for anything originally written in english.

This book is reminding me a lot of Demon Copperhead with the child/teen narration, kids growing up too quick in volatile and unhealthy environments but with goodness at their core that gives you hope. You could somewhat say the same (but a little less so) with To Kill a Mockingbird. And all three are Pulitzer Prize winners… sensing a theme!

maybe i’m just being too judgmental and wasting my breath but on the ebook i’m reading (it could just be a kindle thing idk either) i hate that i can see what other people highlight… and they highlight the most obvious or redundant of things. like for example when Demon is thinking about how people are affected by stereotypes and how they can either run with it or reclaim it (on pg 69), 9,032 people highlighted the quote. like yes that is an important distinction to make but also, how do you now know that?? there are other examples too where it’s just the most obvious, like “look at me i’m being a such a good, well-read, political citizen☝️🤓” - ugh anyway, love the book so far! but hate that part of the ebook edition.