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Is it a negative thing that I exclusively read books in English rather than in my native language? (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by pauzalala@lemmy.world to c/books@lemmy.world

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I primarily engage with fiction, particularly fantasy literature, and occasionally delve into non-fiction.

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[–] AteshgaRubyTeeth@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

Due to pop culture (movies, shows, games, etc.) I learned English. I also picked up two other languages due to school and influences from vacations.

So I’m fluent in three languages (Dutch, German and English) and can speak enough French to manage on vacations.

I read most of my books in English because I like to read books in their original language. I read a lot of hard scifi, this is a pretty specific genre and there’s little books in Dutch hard scifi books.

In Dutch I read general novels with no specific genre.