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This is going to sound weird, but... I remember your comment from four years ago (!) [0] and it really stuck with me. However, I could never find the thread, s

This is going to sound weird, but... I remember your comment from four years ago (!) [0] and it really stuck with me. However, I could never find the thread, so when I saw this thread, I simply had to check if you wrote a comment again; and here we are! I recently began reading it and is really enjoying it. Thanks for the recommendation! [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12245036 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12245036

test1235 7y ago
Ha ... not as weird as you might think, 'cos I also thought the same, unless there're a few others on this site dedicated enough to learn French to read this book ...
- waiquoo 7y ago
  ha, I also began learning French because of Count. Maybe we should start a club. Also, the only book I have found close/equal to Count of Monte Cristo is Les Miserables. The book is amazing, no idea about the musical. There are so many parts of the book (Waterloo) that just blow my mind. Also served as a motivation to learn French.
  - samtechie 7y ago
    Curious about how you undertook learning French. What is the best way.
    - waiquoo 7y ago
      Not sure about the best way, there are definitely better ways to do it than my route. I used Duolingo for vocabulary and the Coffee Break French podcast along with reading and listening to as much material as I could find (french movies and shows, french wikipedia, french news sites)
ComputerGuru 7y ago
Nothing is weird when you’re on HN, thanks for making me smile! I felt a little silly repeating myself when I typed that comment out earlier, but I didn’t realize it had been for years... time flies! Enjoy! (Also, thanks for the link to the earlier comment. I had forgotten about the unabridged bit!)