/lit/ - Literature

>>22503929
Don't expect to go flying through books left and right. It takes years to get proficient. Maybe take smaller chunks at a time, a page, even a paragraph.
Also see pic related, works for Latin and Greek. Having a record of vocab lets you know what words are repeated stumbling blocks and where you need to focus. At first you will be writing down damn near every word but gradually your notebook will fill up more and more slowly. This method also reduces the time spent going back and forth between text and dictionary and separates them into their own sections.

>>21406369
See pic related, particularly the numbered portion at the top.
Essentially when you read Greek focus on Greek then do your vocab work separately. If you follow that method you will retain vocabulary much better as you will recall it in context and have a list of once-unknown words to review.