First Read of a book for me is purely for enjoyment. I then go back and reread it from the technical viewpoint. Breaking it down like you suggested. It's definitely a great learning tool.
I read literary biography for pure pleasure: my critical sense is at rest but not inactive. I re-read James Knox's biography of Robert Byron ( the travel writer who wrote *The Road to Oxiana* ). I dip into biographies and studies of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Shelley, Jane Austen, Flaubert, Virginia Woolf, Joyce, Joseph Conrad, Kipling, Nabokov, Dickens, Kafka, Yeats, Seamus Heaney, Elizabeth Bishop, Proust (the study of Proust by Andre Maurois is an old favourite) Herman Hesse, Thomas Mann, Isak Dinesen. I am reading *Out of Africa* (Dinesen aka Karen Blixen) in French just for the sound of it.
Love the tips! For those afraid of annotating their books, Stalogy (and many others) make transparent sticky notes. They come in various sizes and can have rules or graphs in them if you want. It is very easy to add and remove them from a book page at the location you want to annotate and still see the text underneath them. Besides that, one can use Pilot FriXion pens which are erasable, I've found that erasing them in very cheap paperbacks lead to some damage to the page but it is not the pen fault but the cheap paper and ink. Anyway, erasable pens and transparent sticky notes are your friends. Oh, and Kobo has eReaders with pen support for annotation now if one wants a digital equivalent.
Great tips! I started annotating my books a few years ago and now when I go back to re-read a book, I love having my annotations there to remind myself what my thoughts were! It really adds to the experience.
I know what you're talking about. I've bought and read a number of books on my Kindle and afterwards bought used softback copies of those same books through Ebay, just to annotate them. I've also downloaded Literary Charts to get a feel for what I should pay attention to. Thanks for this video.
*Reading Like A Writer* by Francine Prose is worth ordering. Francine also wrote *Anne Frank - The Book, the Life, the Afterlife*. She suggested that Anne Frank's Diary may be the only record we have of a child writing as a child and then growing into a teenager.
The writer is very much like a Produce/Director of a film. I picture actor Sam Rockwell, my protagonist, precisely as I saw him in one of his latest movies. The second actor was Tom Beringer, the psychotic antagonist in the movie Platoon, right down to the scars on his face. Tom was needed to help Sam get through the maze of government bureaucracy. I plan to go through the same process for the remainder of the story character populations. Now, on with the show.
Reading as a reader means reading passionately with the total attention the child brings to a book. Read as a reader at the first reading and read as a writer at the second reading. When we are tired it is hard to read critically. Books to be read uncritically might include biographies of movie stars, journalism and essays. These too may suggest ideas.
Text to speech apps (remember when they called them 'softwares' not long ago, ---how times have changed), ---does a great deal of good to reading enthusiasts, and reluctant readers alike, ---it helps reduce the ardous task of reading---which at times can be strenuous, ---one could just relax on some remote beach sipping some drink someone may have polluted while having his/her book read aloud to their listening pleasure.
Leggere libri come uno scrittore. Questa mancava. No no no no, dico sul serio. Leggere come uno scrittore? Beh, leggere e' importante. Bisogna leggere i libri e capirli prima di tutto. Certamente uno scrittore e' uno che ha letto molto prima. Che poi si possa leggere come uno scrittore nel senso che una 'scarsa' lettrice possa inventarsi di mettersi al livello di un vero scrittore, beh e' la news che proprio ci mancava. Congratulazioni ❤
I lost all respect for you when you said "annotate your books"..Whats next, Dog earring pages?! Highlighting the Bible?! SACRILEGE!! Unsubscribe. :( grrrr....I'm kidding, I LOVE your channel!! Your advise and insight is AMAZING (except for annotating books)..lol..You are AWESOME!
Can't believe it. I requested this video just a few days ago on her channel.
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First Read of a book for me is purely for enjoyment. I then go back and reread it from the technical viewpoint. Breaking it down like you suggested. It's definitely a great learning tool.
I read literary biography for pure pleasure: my critical sense is at rest but not inactive.
I re-read James Knox's biography of Robert Byron ( the travel writer who wrote *The Road to Oxiana* ).
I dip into biographies and studies of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Shelley, Jane Austen, Flaubert, Virginia Woolf, Joyce, Joseph Conrad, Kipling, Nabokov, Dickens, Kafka, Yeats, Seamus Heaney, Elizabeth Bishop, Proust (the study of Proust by Andre Maurois is an old favourite)
Herman Hesse, Thomas Mann, Isak Dinesen. I am reading *Out of Africa* (Dinesen aka Karen Blixen) in French just for the sound of it.
@@johnhaggerty4396 I was referring to reading fiction, not biographies.
@@manymusings I thought I was being helpful, apparently not.
Love the tips! For those afraid of annotating their books, Stalogy (and many others) make transparent sticky notes. They come in various sizes and can have rules or graphs in them if you want. It is very easy to add and remove them from a book page at the location you want to annotate and still see the text underneath them. Besides that, one can use Pilot FriXion pens which are erasable, I've found that erasing them in very cheap paperbacks lead to some damage to the page but it is not the pen fault but the cheap paper and ink. Anyway, erasable pens and transparent sticky notes are your friends. Oh, and Kobo has eReaders with pen support for annotation now if one wants a digital equivalent.
I'm so in love with this young lady's intellect and literary advice. A classic post once again.
Great talk! Thank you. Would be nice to, once more, mention the points at the end.
I highlight and comment on Kindle a lot.
Great tips! I started annotating my books a few years ago and now when I go back to re-read a book, I love having my annotations there to remind myself what my thoughts were! It really adds to the experience.
Hiiii thanks for the tips 💕 can you do a more extensive video on annotating books?
I recently started annotating and I really love the process!❤
I know what you're talking about. I've bought and read a number of books on my Kindle and afterwards bought used softback copies of those same books through Ebay, just to annotate them. I've also downloaded Literary Charts to get a feel for what I should pay attention to. Thanks for this video.
Insightful tips. Thanks.
I feel I have permission to write in my books now!
Thank you for advise and tips; really appreciate the channel always helpful your sessions keep up the good work kind regards Worrell Robinson.
This was excellent. Thank you.
*Reading Like A Writer* by Francine Prose is worth ordering. Francine also wrote *Anne Frank - The Book, the Life, the Afterlife*.
She suggested that Anne Frank's Diary may be the only record we have of a child writing as a child and then growing into a teenager.
Love how she holds her breath until she finishes each sentence. Btw, great information. It was helpful.
Thanks! I've written poems for years and now I'm trying to learn to write short stories. It's not going well. This is great advice.
There are times I wish I read a physical copy (ebooks count here) rather than listening to it. Annotation is harder while listening
The writer is very much like a Produce/Director of a film. I picture actor Sam Rockwell, my protagonist, precisely as I saw him in one of his latest movies. The second actor was Tom Beringer, the psychotic antagonist in the movie Platoon, right down to the scars on his face. Tom was needed to help Sam get through the maze of government bureaucracy. I plan to go through the same process for the remainder of the story character populations. Now, on with the show.
Has anyone else read 'How To Read a Book'? It takes these concepts and goes really liked n depth with them
Lol i was just reading pretending to be the writer of the book
I actually want to read like a reader. I’ve never been an avid reader, and when I do read, I am distracted by reading as a writer.
I used to be able to sit and read for hours on end but lately I've been struggling to get past the first few pages of any new book I attempt to read 😩
Reading as a reader means reading passionately with the total attention the child brings to a book.
Read as a reader at the first reading and read as a writer at the second reading. When we are tired it is hard to read critically.
Books to be read uncritically might include biographies of movie stars, journalism and essays. These too may suggest ideas.
Text to speech apps (remember when they called them 'softwares' not long ago, ---how times have changed), ---does a great deal of good to reading enthusiasts, and reluctant readers alike, ---it helps reduce the ardous task of reading---which at times can be strenuous, ---one could just relax on some remote beach sipping some drink someone may have polluted while having his/her book read aloud to their listening pleasure.
Leggere libri come uno scrittore. Questa mancava. No no no no, dico sul serio. Leggere come uno scrittore? Beh, leggere e' importante. Bisogna leggere i libri e capirli prima di tutto. Certamente uno scrittore e' uno che ha letto molto prima. Che poi si possa leggere come uno scrittore nel senso che una 'scarsa' lettrice possa inventarsi di mettersi al livello di un vero scrittore, beh e' la news che proprio ci mancava. Congratulazioni ❤
for me the background music is exxxxxtra disturbing
I lost all respect for you when you said "annotate your books"..Whats next, Dog earring pages?! Highlighting the Bible?! SACRILEGE!! Unsubscribe. :( grrrr....I'm kidding, I LOVE your channel!! Your advise and insight is AMAZING (except for annotating books)..lol..You are AWESOME!
You kinda look like Tom Holland in this video
Sober up, Miss Reedsy could only be a girl though she does bear an uncanny resemblance to Miss Shaelin. I wonder if they have met?