The Practical Tanya - Part One - The Book for Inbetweeners, by Chaim Miller, took me over three years to read. Granted, I took breaks. But this work certainly deserves a slow go and I probably should have taken six years. That said, you should either hire a teacher to teach you the Tanya, or read this book. Miller is an excellent guide through this complex text.
In a wider sense, it is hard to believe that the Alter Rebbe wrote this work so he could teach more people his Torah, and not be interrupted by so many visitors. This is the Alter Rebbe's introductory text!! Our knowledge of Chassidus has certainly really atrophied.
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