I don't actually know. I never really timed it. I suppose I used quite a long time on Señor de los anillos and Don Quijote (in Spanish), but it didn't feel like it (in part because I was spending the time that would otherwise have been dedicated to biology, maths and physics).



It hasn't happened yet.



What do you mean? What kind of complexity?



Hmmm. I don't know. At some point you'd have to draw the line, I suppose. Critical mass and all that. But since I am not a "monogamous" (really must find a better word) reader, I don't really care how long the book is. I don't have to put all other books aside while I read it, so I don't see that it matters how long it would take to finish it.



Of course. Certainly if it is a good translation. And once you have gotten to Rivendell, the rest should be easy going, as you will by then have absorbed most of the specialised vocabulary and then some. Trust me.



I will.


Edit: Ah, I just remembered. I think the book I have spent the longest time on so far must be War and Peace in Russian. Mainly because I ran out of free time and energy to learn Russian at that point. So I put the book aside. I fully intend to pick it back up again once I am all unemployed next year, but it's been 5 years or so. I think that makes it quite a long time, if not in actual reading time.