[FrustratedMonky]

I think yjftsjthsd-h is correct.

These posts are arguing over 'scale' or degree. Everyone is agreeing on 'brain is plastic'.

Just arguing over starting with 'Crime and Punishment' or 'Snow Crash'.

I would just add, that it all depends on where the kid is at. This just jumped out at me because I did have one kid at young age, set a schedule and forced himself to read 'Crime and Punishment'. So it can be done.

But maybe for others, that is a huge step. Everyone is starting at some different levels of current skills, with different levels of drag. -- So any discussion here about 'where to start' will all be wrong.