I’m trying to read World War Z in Swedish, and it’s going slowly–I’m far from fluent.
I remember trying to read Las Bicicletas son para el Verano for a course in college, and it was a painful experience. At the time I thought I was pretty fluent in Spanish, but as I read I realized I was vocabulary rich, but language poor. I didn’t know phrases, and couldn’t think in Spanish. I was basically reading and translating word-for-word, and it was tedious. I’m sure I missed a lot.
So, World War Z. It’s been on my reading list, and I haven’t read it in English or seen the movie. Even so, now that I’m a better reader and writer than I was in college–and even though I’m less literate in Swedish than I am in Spanish–I’m finding this foreign language reading experience far more enjoyable. It’s easier to move through the language and understand the point, even if I don’t understand every word.
Barbara Lee Williams 
See, now you are just showing off!
😉
🙂 Just keeping my brain young!
I put mine in a jar of formaldehyde every night before I go to bed. It doesn’t help me read Swedish, but I smell great all day.
Abby Normal.
Ha!
You certainly are talented, Barbara. Swedish!
I am coming to the final edits of two short stories (about 5k words each), and wondering if you would trade a read and edit of one of my stories for the same from me for one of yours.
Let me know if this appeals to you. Either way, write on!