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Probably not exactly what the thread is for but the first book I read in English (and convinced me I'm capable of reading in English) was The Hobbit. I needed a dictionary but by the end I really appareciated the prose; the translation to my language (Czech) is actually really good but Tolkien's got a kind of poetry that simply doesn't carry over; the songs and poems in particular and even little bits like the riddles work that much better in original. I proceeded to read Lord of the Rings and Silmarillion in English and it really made me rediscover what I originally considered just influential fantasy.
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