As I get close to the mythical 1500 hour mark, I'm feeling very good about where I'm at, but as with all types of learning, there is such a long way to go
> Open Questions: Book recommendations from Latin American authors
I've read The Sound of Things Falling by Juan Gabriel Vásquez (Colombian) and loved it, but I read it in English. I want to reread it at some point in Spanish but can already tell that my Spanish wouldn't cut it yet. Reputations was pretty good as well.
I've also read good things about Roberto Bolaño (Chile) but never read anything of his myself.
If you can spare the time, I would HIGHLY recommend a 2 week in country immersion class if you haven't done this yet. It's been transformative for me in French. It's filled in some gaps, if that makes sense and has given me a more holistic sense of the language that I was not able to get out of the country.
> Open Questions: Book recommendations from Latin American authors
I've read The Sound of Things Falling by Juan Gabriel Vásquez (Colombian) and loved it, but I read it in English. I want to reread it at some point in Spanish but can already tell that my Spanish wouldn't cut it yet. Reputations was pretty good as well.
I've also read good things about Roberto Bolaño (Chile) but never read anything of his myself.
If you can spare the time, I would HIGHLY recommend a 2 week in country immersion class if you haven't done this yet. It's been transformative for me in French. It's filled in some gaps, if that makes sense and has given me a more holistic sense of the language that I was not able to get out of the country.
How did you find your French class? I'm very interested in this!
Exhausting and worth it, for sure.