learning german [books to read]

I noticed its REALLY easy to read German if you're first language is english. I can read and pronounce everything with little training, people tend to be in agreement on this.

So, that being said, I'm looking for a novel that helps teach an english reader german by telling a work of fiction. Maybe its 1/5 english and 4/5 german (english explains and defines the german). It would be a good learning tool because its active and you're involved and thinking. I don't even know if these kinds of books exist, it just seems like it would be the ultimate learning tool.

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I noticed that your German will sound like shit.
That is because no English native has ever paid any attention on how to correctly pronounce my language.
Therefore, they ALL sound like shit, be it the diplomat on TV, the erasmus student or a black immigrant.