I can follow mostly without problem, I get perhaps 98% of the words, the hard part is some grammatical constructions, but those have gotten easier the more I read. The Hobbit is my comfort text, it’s a story I already know by heart so I can work out the meaning of the words by my recollection of reading it in other languages (I’ve read it in both English and Spanish). Monte-Cristo is my practice text, I go chapter by chapter, first with the audiobook only, then again with both audio and text reading at the audio speed; then finally only the text at my own pace, checking every word I have trouble with. I’m reading it for the first time, which helps keeping the interest up. Also, eReaders are the ultimate language acquisition tools, I get Wikipedia, dictionary and translation in almost any language I could want in a single device.

I haven’t practiced my writing or speaking much though, which I will have to eventually.