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Twilight- My first book read in English

Sat Aug 2, 2008, 9:07 AM
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I've never thought I'd be able to read any English book. I've tried few times but never succeded. Jane Austen, Oscar Wilde and Jack London haven't caught me enough to finish any of their works. I've also tried bilingual books with even pages in English and odd in Czech but they're just unreadable because your eyes jump to the easier one and it's hard to force yourself to read the English part. It could be cool stuff for schools but not for me.

But last Sunday when me and my boyfriend visited our capital Prague, we went to a bookshop and there I saw originals of Stephenie Meyer's book which I've already read in Czech. It took me very few days to finish first three book even if they're much bigger than originals (I really dunno why, letters don't seem to be bigger) and I really loved them so I said to myself I must have them and try to read it. So I bought Twilight and my reading really worked. By today I finished the whole book and went through the whole first story again. I'm delighted. I really love it.
Tommorow morning I'll go to our shopping mall's bookstore and try to find New Moon (I hope they'll have it. I advise them to do so. It's the same bookstore company mark where I bought Twilight) but for now I'll try to get into Sence and Sensibility to try how my English reading skills advanced. If they won't after the whole Bella's story I will have to buy first Potters :D


Here I found a link to youtube:
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It's Twilight trailer mixed with some Behind Scene's viewes. I personally don't like the way they all move, jumping through the air like a gazelle, but Bells looks good and fits my imaginations, but Edward, my poor little vampire, doesn't look so old, wise and strong. The others look good enough for me, especially Renée, Alice and Esmé. Jasper looks even more handsome than Edward. Unfortunately. They're going to make another Hollywood 'Filmoso Grandioso' and Endward, my INFP (as I am) looks more like Mike than the person he should look like. I hope he won't dissapoint me and make better impression than in the trailer.


If I want to study English and American literature in Charles's University of Prague I'll have to be able to read lots of classics for entering exams (of yourse not only that.... But it includes beeing able to read it in original). I still have more than half a year left to fore myself in reading this stuff.

So please if you have any ideas how to be able to read books in English even if you're not native, then let me know. I'll be really greatful.


Have a nice day and you English, Americans and wise others: Enjoy reading the Breaking Dawn!! :library:

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