I recently read 100 Polish books in 100 consecutive days to see how much of the language I'd learn (I also listened to the matching audiobook of each book). To make meaning of the text, I relied on quick look-ups, context clues, and the audiobook's narration (inflection, pacing, etc.). At first, I hardly understood anything and didn't know any Polish vocabulary, but somewhere around book #50, I started recognizing words and phrases and even experienced language automaticity.
Many language experts say you should be able to comprehend about 90%+ of the vocabulary in your target language when you read, but I think that's completely unrealistic. Read as if you're fluent now, even if you don't understand a word of it. You will eventually learn!
For those interested in my experiment, I wrote a book about it called "BLITZED: What I Learned Reading 100 Books in 100 Days in My Target Language": https://a.co/d/0bKrjq44
Many language experts say you should be able to comprehend about 90%+ of the vocabulary in your target language when you read, but I think that's completely unrealistic. Read as if you're fluent now, even if you don't understand a word of it. You will eventually learn!
For those interested in my experiment, I wrote a book about it called "BLITZED: What I Learned Reading 100 Books in 100 Days in My Target Language": https://a.co/d/0bKrjq44