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How to Read a Book
How to Read a Book | Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren
With half a million copies in print, How to Read a Book is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader, completely rewritten and updated with new material.Originally published in 1940, this book is a rare phenomenon, a living classic that introduces and elucidates the various levels of reading and how to achieve themfrom elementary reading, through systematic skimming and inspectional reading, to speed reading. Readers will learn when and how to judge a book by its cover, and also how to X-ray it, read critically, and extract the authors message from the text. Also included is instruction in the different techniques that work best for reading particular genres, such as practical books, imaginative literature, plays, poetry, history, science and mathematics, philosophy and social science works. Finally, the authors offer a recommended reading list and supply reading tests you can use measure your own progress in reading skills, comprehension, and speed.
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mrsmarch
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What to read next? 🤔
✅ So Far From Home
✅ House of Dreams: The Life of LM Montgomery
✅ Straight on Till Morning
✅ Hospital Sketches from the Civil War

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Mitch
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Accidentally left the door to my little library space open- Woodford seems to be at home around books! 🤣

JenReadsAlot Love this picture! 3y
Mitch @JenReadsAlot it would be even better if the room was big enough for 2 comfy chairs - as he seems to settled to move! 🤣 3y
AmyG What a great photo. 3y
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BookNAround Woodford clearly knows the best seat in the house. 3y
JamieArc What a perfect photo! 3y
LeahBergen Handsome lad! 3y
brittanyreads Lovely space and handsome boy! 🐾 3y
tracey38 And he looks perfect right where he is. 3y
Magpiegem Oh that bookshelf is so lovely and organised. And Woodford looks perfect next to it. 3y
Mitch @BookNAround absolutely! 3y
Mitch @BrittanyReads Thank you x 3y
Mitch @tracey38 He knows how to work his angles! 3y
Mitch @Magpiegem Thank you xx 3y
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Allylu
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I‘m in! My goals are to track my reading time, finish at least one book, read the next section for the #SundayBuddyRead, and make progress on the other four books I‘m reading. #AnyWayYouReadathon

Eggbeater Great goals! Thanks for joining! 3y
kimmypete1 Thanks for joining!
3y
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GingerAntics
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https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.apmreports.org/amp/episode/2019/08/22/whats-w...

This is truly disturbing. I love the “I have different science” claim. I bet I know who he votes for in 2016 and 2020. This is yet more proof that America needs to embrace real science and not “alternate” ideas. 🤦🏼‍♀️🥃🧬 As an educator, this really bothers me.
#raisingreaders #reading #education

GingerAntics Even NPR is talking about this. Yet so many parents and teachers have no clue. https://www.npr.org/2019/01/02/677722959/why-millions-of-kids-cant-read-and-what... 4y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Wow! I know schools want to do well at tests (of which there are too many) but if many can't even read, hote would they do that? This is eye opening. My cousin is 22 years younger than me. For years she struggled with spelling because 1 kindergarden teacher told her it wasn't important. I instituted a new rule when she was with me... she couldn't ask for anything she couldn't spell. 4y
GingerAntics @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I would have gone hungry. lol I was in a school that firmly believed spelling was important, and I sucked at it. Many nights were spent in tears because I couldn‘t figure out how to spell the “easy” words. This is truly troubling, though. I was lucky enough to attend a school that taught phonics in this 90‘s. I was a phonics rockstar. I had no idea how impressive and exceptional my education was until recently. 4y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Well I never would've let anyone go hungry. 😁 I knew she was better than she demonstrated, just didn't try. She was opposite of the NPR article, inviting me to her dance residle. (Recital) She just needed a push. My trick came in handy when her brother tried asking for a Lamborghini for Christmas. Can't spell it, won't get it! 🤣🤣🤣 4y
GingerAntics @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick 🤣😂🤣 saved by the spelling!!! 4y
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Romy819
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The art of reading, in short includes all the same skills that are involved in the art of unaided discovery: keenness of observation readily available memory, range of imagination, and of course an intellect trained in analysis and reflection. The reason for this is that reading in this sense is discovery, too.
This is year is one of the hardest and most difficult one, I am glad I have books to help me escape the painful reality we are living

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thevagabondlawyer
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A book on How to Read a Book 🤔 Interesting 👏

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Mistermandolin
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So ‘hermeneutics‘ got its name from Hermes, the trickster god of Ancient Greece. Who knew? Still - it‘s a salient reminder of how tricky reading can be. Adler and Van Doren know this well and their guide covers all the bases: from the ‘levels‘ at which we read all the way to genre-specific critiques. You‘ll never know what you‘ve been missing until you learn how to read. That seems to be the message, anyhow. I‘d skip the tests in the back, though.

runswithscissors007 Interest piqued. 4y
MatchlessMarie That is a hilarious fact I‘m surprised I never learned in bible college 😅 4y
Mistermandolin @MatchlessMarie They never taught it to me either. I guess it makes a sort of sense: Hermes is the god of betwixt and between, which is exactly the space where interpretation occurs. Biblical fundamentalists who believe we soak up scripture like a sponge soaks up water simply don‘t know what reading a text - any text - involves. This book would put them right. (edited) 4y
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ReaderSean
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Terrific book which has completely changed my whole perspective on reading. Reading is a pretty time consuming hobby for those of us that love it. Yet most of us never get half the value from a good book that we would if we became as Adler says “active readers”, people who read with intentionality and aren‘t afraid to be in over their heads.

Before you read another book, read this one!

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DieAReader
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#ReadtoBreathe #Readathon #TBRCrew

This week my goals are:

- Make audiobook progress with ‘Sapiens‘ (forgot 📸) & start ‘This Will Only Hurt a Little‘

- Finish: ‘The Unspoken‘ (hopefully before 🛏 today)

- Completely read ‘The Perfect Alibi‘ & ‘The Bishop‘

- Start & read at least 150 pages ‘A Study in Treason‘

- Read 75 pages of each: ‘Shadow of Night‘ ‘Voices from the Inside:...‘ ‘Bird Box‘ & ‘The Night is Forever‘

jessinikkip Bird Box seems so good! Do let me know what you think. Im trying to decide if I should get a copy 4y
DieAReader @jessinikkip I will for sure let you know😉 4y
ElizaMarie Yeah I‘m curious about Bird Box too! 4y
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LapReader
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Aussies we need another two participants. Anyone keen? If so go to @suvata for the signup link.

thegreensofa Ha! Coincidence! I can‘t stay away, I just signed up! 👏🏻🤩 4y
LapReader Yay @thegreensofa we just need one more. Know anyone else we can harass to join? 4y
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Freespirit Hi Alissa I will sit this one out😘 too many books on my TBR pile😬 4y
Lyssa131330 I don‘t want to take the spot of a regular but let me know if you can‘t find anyone 🙂 4y
LapReader @Lyssa131330 you are our number four. Yay! 4y
Lyssa131330 @LapReader Thanks for having me! I‘m now all officially signed up 4y
thegreensofa How exciting! We‘re a party of four again! Can‘t wait! 🥳📚👌🏻💗 4y
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Nittnut
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Prepping the book list for next year‘s learning. Medieval history and Lit.

charl08 Henry V was my exam book when I was 16. #Memories 4y
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bibliobliss
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Louise Hahaha! 😆 5y
SconsinBookyBadger 😂🤣😂 5y
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TK-421
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“To agree without understanding is #inane. To disagree without understanding is impudent.” #QuotsyJan20

Geenie ❤️ 5y
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LapReader
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Are any of my fellow Aussies up for joining @thegreensofa and I this round? @CarolynM @Sarz @Tashreads @Freespirit Info can be found on @suvata

CarolynM I've signed up again. I enjoy trying new books even when I don't like them I feel strangely liberated by writing comments in the books and I love seeing everyone else's comments🙂 5y
LapReader Such good reasons @CarolynM 5y
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thegreensofa I thought we had a 4th but I must have misread!!! Omg how close, we have three out the four needed. I hope we don‘t miss out! Eeeeek! 😳 5y
LapReader Know anyone else we can add @CarolynM ? Our 4th pulled out. 5y
CarolynM @JennyM @LeeRHarry Have you ever done this? It's fun. @Centique I'm sure we could stretch a point to include you if you were interested. 5y
LeeRHarry Ok ladies I‘ve signed up 😊 5y
JennyM @CarolynM thanks for thinking of me, have fun @LeeRHarry 😊 5y
LeeRHarry @JennyM I jumped in as soon as I saw it as it looked like there was a deadline for it all to go ahead, sorry if you were keen! 😌 5y
JennyM @LeeRHarry you‘re all good. I‘m snowed under at the moment so would only have done it if the group was stuck. Happy writing in the margins xx 5y
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bibliobliss
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• I have always loved reading aloud--I find it helps with comprehension and also helps me focus past my OCD, which has been bad lately with unwanted repetitive reading. But now, in my 7th month, I can't STOP reading aloud because I am officially reading to my son! I hope he will know my voice from all this reading time and we will bond because of it 🥰 •

#reading #readingfortwo #readingbuddy #bookcrazy #mentalhealth #OCD

Curiouser_and_curiouser A beautiful reason to read aloud xx 5y
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bookworm92
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I cant stop laughing. Why would someone write a book to teach someone to read....if that someone can't even read? 😂😂

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dandelionsmith
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“To agree without understanding is inane. To disagree without understanding is impudent.” —p.241

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amithnataraj
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Started reading how to read a book! 🤘🏻😃

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Blueberry
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geodynamical_nonfiction
How to Read a Book | Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren

I feel like if I continue to read books for the rest of my life, I would end up writing this book. The breakdown of how to read a book seems pretty intuitive if you have read a lot of books. A lot of what the author is saying makes sense, but only because I've read a lot of nonfiction. Had I tried to read this back in high school or college, I would probably not find it helpful at all because of it's length and age.

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Jhullie
How to Read a Book | Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren
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Today is the Australian Reading Hour...like I need a reason to read!

LiteraryinPA What is the Australian Reading Hour? 6y
Jhullie @LiteraryinLititz it‘s a day when we are encouraged to put down electronics and read for an hour. 6y
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Whimsical.Curiosity
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Happy National Read A Book Day!! 🤓📚❤️🦖

Kayla.Adriena 🤣😂 6y
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alysonimagines
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It is if you‘re a book nerd! 😍📚📚📚

TheSpineView Let's make it a national holiday and celebrate by staying home and reading! 6y
alysonimagines @TheSpineView I would love that!! 6y
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Libby1
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From the Goodwill Librarian Facebook page.

BeansPage 🤘🏻😆🤘🏻 6y
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Dre43
How to Read a Book | Mortimer Jerome Adler, Charles Lincoln Van Doren

There is very little difference between someone who cannot read and someone who will not read. The result of either is ignorance. Reading is essential for those who seek to rise above the ordinary. We must not permit anything to stand between us and the book that could change our lives.

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GingerAntics
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Just realised that if I included the “naughty” series I read (12 novels + 9 novellas), I‘d be done with the 52 books in a year/book a week challenge already. #thatwouldbeweird #wolftales #maybeilladdthemlater

I also read the tagged book in undergrad to help me get ready for grad school.

BeansPage Do you mind if I share this graphic? 6y
GingerAntics @TheReadingMermaid go ahead and use it. I got it off google and just made it square. Have at it. lol 6y
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AsYouWish
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📖 Yes, if I have to stop, I have to finish that chapter at some point in the day.
🕰 I can read any time of the day. During the school year it is a bit tougher to read as much as I want to, but I fit it in.
🤐 I don't need quiet, I can read with noise, but I prefer a quiet space to read or maybe a little music.
#whenyouread @silversreviews

SilversReviews I like quiet too. I do like to finish a chapter or at least get to the bottom of the page. 😊 Thanks for playing. 6y
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Aimeesue
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1. Yep.
2. After dinner and before I fall asleep. And in the middle of the night, if my shoulder wakes me up.
3. Some BG noise is fine, but no TV or music

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TiredLibrarian
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1. I like to finish a chapter if I can
2. Whenever I can!
3. I prefer quiet 🔇🔕

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thebluestocking
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1. Usually, but not always
2. Both
3. Sometimes

#whenyouread @SilversReviews

SilversReviews Thanks for playing and for the hashtag. 6y
thebluestocking @SilversReviews Thanks for hosting! 6y
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Tamra
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A day for which this is a suitable end. Finished up a dreadfully overloaded orientation and then finding something intelligent to say about a couple of chapters in this book. Text is definitely dated in its vocabulary and oh my, the reading list is incredibly dated and narrow. Needs a blurb acknowledging all books recommended are part of the western cannon (not the ONLY great books ever written) and by LONG dead white guys.

Sace Ugh. Prepare for a lot of drinking. That book is my idea of hell 😂 6y
Tamra @RestlessFickleBookHoarder fortunately it‘s short. 😂 (edited) 6y
Cathythoughts Enjoy that beer 🍺 it looks deliciously cold in this heatwave ❤️ 6y
Tamra @Cathythoughts yes, it was! It will be another good day for one again this afternoon too. 😅 6y
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BeansPage
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😂🤣😂🤣

tammysue Good one! 🤣🤣 6y
Ddzmini 🤣🤣🤣 yes 😳📖 6y
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TheBookKeeper
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Hi, I'd like to join in a reading challenge of some kind but am not sure how to do this. I've found this image on the internet and it looks like fun. Just need to know how to start. Can anyone help me? ☺

#2018readingchallenge

Chelleo Check out the #bingo posts to see how people are doing these. I haven‘t done a bingo card but from what I understand you find books that match a square and you mark them off until you‘ve completed the entire board. Not sure what the official hashtag is for the one you‘ve posted (usually you can find related details that way) hope this helps. 7y
TheBookKeeper @Chelleo thank you so much - I see there are lots of different cards! 7y
Cinfhen I think the hashtag is #LitsyReadingChallenge and @jessberk13 is the host 7y
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TheBookKeeper @Cinfhen thank you !! 😊 7y
Cinfhen Sure, with pleasure🧡 7y
TheBookKeeper @Cinfhen just wondering - there are so many different cards. Is it ok if I use this one or are we meant to create our own... 7y
CarolynM I'm using this one. Not doing so well, though! 7y
TheBookKeeper @CarolynM I think I'll be a fair while with it too! 7y
Cinfhen I think for this challenge u are meant to use the given prompts ~ read what appeals to u and take it from there .... 7y
jessberk13 Hi @TheBookKeeper ! I did create this board for this year‘s #LitsyReadingChallenge. You can choose to read anything that fits into these categories. It‘s just meant to pull you out of your comfort zone! Have fun and remember to use the tags #LRC and #LRC2018 and tag me too! 7y
TheBookKeeper @jessberk13 ok no worries and thank you😊😊it's a great challenge 7y
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MelanieMefford
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Instead of planning while my students are at lunch, I‘m going to read! 🤗 I can Definitely tell this book was written in the 40s, revised again in the 70s and finally 2014, but— the authors refer to all writers as “he” and businesspeople as “businessmen”. 🙄

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Quasifesto
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I just signed up for the #2018NonfictionBookExchange

tpixie 🎉🎉🎉👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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The best kind of #novel is “a work of imaginative literature,” isn‘t it? That‘s why I picked this for today‘s #quotsynov18 prompt.

I freakin‘ love doing the graphics and finding the quotes for this challenge!! Thanks @TK-421 for starting it! 👏🏻👏🏻📚📚❤️❤️

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robinb
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Just saw this on Facebook and my ❤️ stopped....*sigh*

Colleenma Wow! I️ see why! 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I just had another run of svt!!! Lol 7y
TricksyTails Ooh so cozy! 7y
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robinb @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🤣🤣🤣👍 7y
robinb @Colleenma @TricksyTails isn‘t it just wonderful?! ❤️ Add a soft blanket, fuzzy socks, spiced cider....oh yeah!!!!! 7y
FlowerFairy 😍😍😍 7y
Colleenma I will look at that. I love reading lists. 7y
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AMVP
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#catchingup on #septembowie #day28 - #icantread

This year has been a real dry spell for me where literature is concerned. To make my year-end goal, I'll have to read 2 books a week for 3 months. Not impossible, but certainly intimidating.

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julesG
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Is this for real? Has anyone read this book?

I'm bristling a bit at a book that wants to show me how to read.

Cinfhen Ha! Guess you're feeling better today?!? 7y
julesG @Cinfhen No changes in my sensibility disorders, but being on steroids is great. Today I could kick ass. After my second infusion I'll be antsy. Tomorrow I'll be cranky (for lack of sleep) and Thursday afternoon is going to be really hard - cold turkey, pain all over. So I enjoy the moment. 😀 7y
Cinfhen I'm sorry....take care & seize the day 💕 7y
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Sace DO NOT READ THAT BOOK. I would rather have a root canal than read it again. And I didn't even finish it when I did. It will suck away all the joy in reading. 7y
quietlycuriouskate Ugh, the arrogance of such a title! What does the author suppose we are doing?! 7y
julesG @RestlessFickleBookSlut That was my impression just reading the blurb. Thanks! 7y
Jess_Read_This @RestlessFickleBookSlut I feel like you totally took one for the team in reading this book! Thanks for saving the rest of us from it with the review. ❤️ 7y
Tamra 😖 7y
Sace @River_Voice @Jess_Read_This I felt like the book could be helpful at becoming a better non fiction reader? It was originally written in the 1940s and I always got the impression that Adler was writing to people who weren't going to college, but wanted to get more out of their reading. Kind of like the first How To Read Literature Like a Professor. But more general? And more boring. 7y
Sace PS Charles Van Doren was the contestant involved in the game show scandal of the 50s (or was it 60s?) There was a movie about it- Quiz Show. 7y
julesG @RestlessFickleBookSlut Wow! This is great information. You're a treasure! 7y
Sace Lol. I think I'm just old and my brain remembers the trivial stuff but now where I put my keys. 😂 7y
Tamra @RestlessFickleBookHoarder really? I need to watch again now since I‘m being required to read this for a course. Am I going to bristle at further reading after the rewatch? 6y
Sace @Tamra honestly I can't remember a thing about the movie! My condolences on your required reading. 6y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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*muffled sounds of panic*

LeahBergen I HATE seeing that I'm behind (and I am RIGHT NOW). 😬 7y
jpmcwisemorgan It's ok y'all can get caught up! @LeahBergen I have faith this will happen. 7y
Leniverse @LeahBergen @thegirlwiththelibrarybag When in trouble read a graphic novel! I've read eight this month. Makes my numbers look fab! 😂 (And makes up for the collections and trilogies-in-one-volume that keep my count lower than it should be.) (edited) 7y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag @LeahBergen, I haven't been behind in so so long! It was that channel of nonstop NCIS (did not know there was 2 spin offs!) and SVU whilst I was on holiday that did distract me from my reading... 7y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @jpmcwisemorgan, thank you! It should indeed be something that I can recover from (oh for the days I was books ahead!) 7y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Leniverse, graphic novels are a good plan! I seperate my trilogies out even if I have a combined edition 🤔😅 7y
rabbitprincess Don't panic! (I am mildly amused by Mr Bennet facepalming above your stats though 😂) 7y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @rabbitprincess, I'm only one book behind now 😅 but yes, couldn't crop Mr Bennet out! 7y
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Whatannareads
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Reading a really interesting article by #mortimerjadler about marking books.
He makes compelling arguments for marking books in creating true 'ownership' and ensuring an 'active' reading experience. He argues the soul of book is more then just the pages and binding, and can only be found when one explores their veiw, opinions agreements and discrepancies!

What are you views on #bookmarking #annotations #marginalia #essays #howtomarkabook #note

LibrarianRyan For everyday books I'm not a book marker. Usually. For books I teach with kids they are written all over. I use various colors for vocabulary words, characters, and other. I started with pencil but it fades after about a year so now I use pen. And real honest, currently I prefer ebooks for books I have to mark up. No need to have all my notes retyped. 7y
dariazeoli I haven't marked my books since college. But perhaps I should for better retention! 7y
litmuggle I dont wright in everyday books either but I do mark in my Christian books. 7y
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Bostonmomx2 I don't generally mark up novels (although will use the highlight feature in my Kindle) but will always and often use my highlighter when reading nutrition/health books. 7y
LauraJ I write in my nonfiction books frequently, but rarely in fiction. 7y
CouronneDhiver I don't mark anything down into my books, but I have nothing against making notes in a journal. 7y
CindyMyLifeIsLit I'm an English teacher, so annotating novels is like second nature to me. I don't do it in light reads, only in classics and those that require some depth in thought. 7y
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Jerdencon
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Got this email today and they didn't ask for any personal info so it seemed legit. Hopefully it means more good ARC books to come! Not sure how I got picked bc my reviews on netgalley are awful due to pure laziness! Lol! May need to step up my game!

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CrowCAH
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A bookish quote to start your day! ☺️

Caroline2 Ohhh love this! 😍 so true! 7y
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Graciouswarriorprincess
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I met my Goodreads 2017 Reading Challenge this morning. #Goodreads #goals #readingchallenge100books

RanaElizabeth Nice work and very early! 7y
Robothugs Wow! Awesome! Congrats on reaching the goal! 7y
Bookworm83 Wow!!! Great job!! 7y
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britt_brooke Whoa! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 I'm about to complete my 50th for the year and thought I was doing well, lol! (edited) 7y
Kmmsellers Wow! Impressive! Congrats! 7y
hermyknee Wow!!! 7y
Mimi28 Congratulations!! 🎈🎉🎊!! 7y
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collecttolkien
How to Read a Book | Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren
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If you read a ton do yourself a favor and put this on your TBR right away. So helpful. #read #reading #howtoreadabook #book #books

Jess_Read_This Sounds like a reasonable read for me! I haven't heard of this one before. (edited) 7y
emmekamalei It's got great advice! In college I had to read this during my Greek Exegesis class. 7y
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My_novel_obsession
How to Read a Book | Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren
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#HowIRead - Basically I read everywhere I am (usually being impolite by ignoring those around me) #riotgrams @bookriot