Thank you for sharing your approach. I’m glad you did. I had planned on trying to read “The Three Musketeers” as soon as i was able but your recommendation to stick with contemporary novels for learning purposes with an eye to communicating in today’s world makes sense. As for watching children’s cartoons, I just cant get interested in that type of material. I wish there were more adult beginner storytelling in that regard. I have enjoyed Alice Ayel and French Comprehensible Input’s videos for beginner story listening on youtube, but havent found much else in that vein.