1851 Booking through Thursday on Friday

Forgot to check the questions yesterday (Dec. 1). The questions and answers are:

Have you ever read a book in a language other than your native language?
Do attempts count--or easy learner's books? Russian and Spanish.

If so, how would you describe your experience?
Pretty awful, but I learned to appreciate dictionaries.

Have you ever read a book translated from another language into your native language?
Yes, often the ones I was supposed to be reading in Russian, like Crime and Punishment and the Cherry Orchard.

Why or why not?
They were assigned. Who would read Crime and Punishment and struggle with all those hard Russian patronymics if you didn't have to?

If so, how would you describe your experience?
Useful. I graduated and got a great job. . . years later.