how i read a difficult text

as i do with any difficult text, i am reading this one aloud. i am thoroughly entertained and engaged in this way. sure it is a diffiicult text, written a century ago in a place far far away, but i amable to find a way to connect with it by u sing my own voice, and hearing the story while reading it. in particular, i enjoy reading the hellfire descriptions of damnation and shame, what powerful catholic imagery! <br><br>i'm about three-quarters through with the text now. i will plow through it to the end, but i cannot say that i am enjoying it. i will, however, claim to have understood it when i am done. that will be enough.