Fluent in 3 Months Review

Review

It is no secret that I have been trying to learn French for, give or take, 3 months. The people who are aware of my starting date/month would say that it was longer; however, I am not a man of consistency. Knowing that, I did stop here and there for a month or two or maybe three.

Fluent in 3 Months definitely gave me another push in wanting to learn a language. Setting my initial desire to read literature in their original texts, and injecting a strong interest to communicate with people, make new friends, and deepen bond with those that are already present.

The book was definitely insightful in many aspects and did offer a relevant topic with learning a language. Although, I would say that the title is rather misleading. I believe the education of the book is leaning towards the a more different path — concentrating on a similar motivating factor, but not necessarily discussing what the reader might think of “fluency” to be the strongest point of the book.

In addition, I find it truly fascinating to see tips on trying to learn different languages. It did not only offer a generalize concept to fluency, but an idea, or modern people might say, a “hack” in trying to learn these specific languages. In all honesty, I skipped most of these languages as they will not aide in my studies yet I do not deny my plans on looking back at them.

I believe that the overall appeal of the book is lost within its pages as it did not necessarily indicate an honest path to fluency but instead defined what fluency could be and trekked that path. It is not, by any means, a bad decision. But in truth, an absolutely effective marketing strategy.

About the Author

Benny Lewis is a digital nomad and founder of the largest language learning blog in the world, www.fluentin3months.com. He is a world traveler and after travelling non-stop for 18 years, now lives in Austin, Texas.

His internationally best-selling book Fluent in 3 Months, published by HarperCollins, discusses how adults can learn any language from anywhere at any age. He is a polyglot who speaks over a dozen languages (7 of which are at a fluent level or higher), though he could only speak English when he started his travels at age 21.

He has also published multiple language courses with John Murray learning.

As a result of his travels and his focus on integrating himself into local cultures through language, Benny was named National Geographic’s Traveler of the Year in 2013.