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it doesn't have to be your favorite book or anything. It can be any book that you find yourself thinking of with a sense of pride for having read it.

Personally, I am really proud of myself for not DNFing A Little Life and pushing forward. I read a very good chunk of that book with tears running down my face--mind you, I was reading it on my phone during lectures for the entirety of my first semester last year--and I was always on the verge of putting it down just because of the horrible content. Also, it was pretty long; too long, actually. So when I was done, I was simultaneously Heartbroken, broken (just like in general), and relieved. It was truly a feat.

An honorable mention is A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, because I swear to God I did not understand a single thing about it even 10 chapters in. Charles Dickens is too much.

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[โ€“] theunspokenwords__@alien.top 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

IT by Stephen King, mainly due to sheer volume. I was 16 or 17 at the time I read it, and having read such a tome in only 10 days made me feel really proud!

[โ€“] Piazytiabet@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

I would have never imagined that IT is more than 350 or so pages, if it weren't for these replies, I'm so shocked