it doesn’t have to be your favorite book or anything. It can be any book that you find yourself thinking of with a sense of pride for having read it.
Personally, I am really proud of myself for not DNFing A Little Life and pushing forward. I read a very good chunk of that book with tears running down my face–mind you, I was reading it on my phone during lectures for the entirety of my first semester last year–and I was always on the verge of putting it down just because of the horrible content. Also, it was pretty long; too long, actually. So when I was done, I was simultaneously Heartbroken, broken (just like in general), and relieved. It was truly a feat.
An honorable mention is A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, because I swear to God I did not understand a single thing about it even 10 chapters in. Charles Dickens is too much.
Not a single book, but for me, it’s definitely the wheel of time series. Im a slow reader, who likes to go back and re-read passages, or stop to look over the map whenever a new place is mentioned. The 14 books took me over 2 years to read, which turned out perfect for me, as I fealt like I was actually growing with the characters. Definitely the best experience Ive had/ probably will have with a book series.
I never fealt the slog that a lot of people say about the middle books, I loved it the whole way.