by Algol on Sat May 16, 2009 10:23 am
Buy the english version instead. English isn't my mother tongue, but I've read it in english. I think it's improving my language skills somewhat (nice benefit). In my opinion, the secret to reading a book in another language is to NOT look up every single word you don't understand. If you get the general idea of the sentence, then don't look up the word. If it's a recurring word, or if it seems important for the story itself, then it's probably a good idea to look it up. Anyway, that works well for me. I hope you find a way to read A Sword of Shadows, because it's a splendid, splendid fantasy story. I take it you haven't read A Cavern of Black Ice or A Fortress of Grey Ice, have you?