New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Have you learned a language to read a book in its original language?

Ask HN: Have you learned a language to read a book in its original language?
3 by jdale27 | 1 comments on Hacker News.
Like the title says: Have you learned a new (natural) language specifically in order to read a certain book in its original language? What was the book (and language)? Was it worth it?