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Time to brag: what’s the hardest book you read? (self.fiction)
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By this I mean, a book you had to brace yourself to read, and you feel proud for having read. Did you enjoy the process of reading it?

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[–] kromem@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For anyone wondering what kind of wit this might be, an example is the opening line:

Gail est divisa tres partes ("Gaul is divided into three parts")

With divisa ('divided') dividing the phrase exactly.

[–] Eq0 2 points 1 year ago

I read pieces of it, I knew this quote by heart and never noticed! Wow!