There Is No One Way to Read
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2024
- Hi, my name is Amreen and welcome to Read A Day Club. :)
Just felt like sitting down and sharing my thoughts about becoming a better reader - I talk about 5 very simple ways of reading and understanding books.
In the process, here are the books I recommend:
1. For “Close Reading,” Beloved by Toni Morrison: amzn.to/3DEuL7g
2. For “Literal Reading,” The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway: amzn.to/3Hy5SeD
3. For “Reflective Reading,” Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl: amzn.to/47dPr24
4. For “Interactive Reading,” If On A Winter’s Night A Traveler by Italo Calvino: amzn.to/3H7q0V0
5. For “Multimodal or Visual Reading,” Maus by Art Spiegelman
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:41 - Close Reading
1:15 - Literal Reading
2:50 - Reflective Reading
3:40 - Interactive Reading
4:50 - Multimodal/Visual Reading
5:26 - Outro
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Very informative, I like this channel developing every video
Wao that's insightful💜. I guess I am more of an interactive reader.
I am so thankful for you not only explaining different ways to go about reading, but giving great examples of books to try them out with. Definitely taking the Hemmingway suggestion; I've been kind of intimidated by the idea of picking him up, but this video made me a lot less worried about whether I could do it or not! I just found y'alls channel, consider me a new subscriber!
You are so welcome! Happy to meet you, new subscriber. 💛🌷
And yeah, just go right ahead with Hemingway, no need to feel intimidated because his writing is quite simple and straightforward.
Excellent advice, thank you.
This video was such a delight. I’m a very slow reader and I often find myself feeling the need to read faster , which takes away from the joy of reading itself. After understanding the different reading techniques through your video , I realised that I actually naturally , prefer to prolong my reading experience to make it more enjoyable for myself by reflecting and interacting! ❤
I'm a very slow reader too, and I LOVE IT! Because even I prefer to prolong my reading experience, prolong the pace at which I consume literature - wonderful, beautiful literature. 🤓🤓
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. 💛
That was interesting about Old Man And The Sea. I remember reading it in a more philosophical interpretation kind of way. Like the author is trying to convey something deep about life. Might need to revisit the book. ✨
Reading, in my case, has helped awaken the dormant personalities in me. That's where I found my love of language too.
Thanks for making a mention of Maus. Have heard great reviews of the book. Awesome vid again, Amo.
If you love reading graphic novels, don't miss Logicomix which is based on the life and times of Bertrand Russell.
I always felt guilty for being a slow reader and sometimes inconsistent because I love to absorb each word and contemplate about everything I read.
Also thank you for talking about Beloved and keeping my request 😅
Hello there! So glad to know you watched the video. Thank you so much. ❤️🤗
Also, I’m currently reading Morrison’s The Bluest Eye. And I’m soon going to touch base with Sula as well, pretty soon. Thanks to you; since you mentioned Toni Morrison, I thought of re-reading her works and making a whole separate video on her writing and novels. Her heartbreaking stories. What a powerful writer and what powerful narratives she’s weaved.
I’m a pretty slow reader too, really I am. Sometimes I take months to finish a book. But then that also means I’m not racing through and savouring every page, sometimes even re-reading a certain set of pages so I can, like you said, absorb the words and contemplate about everything I read. It’s just how I read, how you read, how we read - slow or fast, who cares. One lifetime is anyway not enough given the vastness of the world of literature.
Just enjoy what you read, forget the rest.
@@ReadADayClub Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and making me feel relieved that I am not the only one. Looking forward for your video on Toni Morrison. Take care ✨
This is a timely video to for me because I just finished reading "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville. Tackling this book requires more that one approach to reading. Different chapters within the same book require different approaches and perspectives. The book circulates between adventure story, text book style explanations, character interactions, monologues, and various musings about sea life and life in general. Some of the action scenes can be read like a page turner, other sections have to be read at a glacial pace with sentences and paragraphs needing to be read multiple times. Reading "Moby Dick" is like a marathon cross-fit work out that works the whole range of reading muscles.
Well, you know I started Moby Dick last year but couldn't complete it precisely because it demands so much out of you. So yeah, I know what you mean by working all of one's reading muscles to not only get through the book but also understand, well at least most of it.
But your comment here is something I shall come back to when, and not if, I decide to pick that book up again. Thank you!
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Here's a good link to a lecture on Moby Dick that gives a lot of insight into understanding it. It does have a lot of spoilers.
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I'm slowly working through Shakespeare's "Hamlet" now,. It's been slow going but I think the process of being forced to read with full concentration makes the story more vivid. I saw the play when I has in high school and understood about 10% of it, but by gradually wading through the play on paper, I understand it a lot more of it now.
I’m writing a novel “The Dutch Dolly” about Hemingway. Great to hear about Hemingway’s writing from you. 🙏
🎉I want th first copy with a signature 😅
I've learned a lot from your videos. Thank you.
So nice of you to say that. Thank you. 💛🥰
Loved the video, I am an extremely slow reader and I mix reflective reading with interactive. After reading a book, I watch its reviews online, I can't do without it. I need someone to discuss anything that I read/watch, just to retain and make the entire experience permanent.
Now this makes me wonder why I am a slow eater, slow traveller too hahah.
I quote -
"Only when I delve deep into the profound interpretation of each scene or immerse myself in each exquisite flavor of a meal, does the soul truly awaken. It is this habit that elevates every endeavor of mine into a sublime form of meditation."
Hello Yoshita, hi Yoshita. 👋😁
Thanks for sharing the lovely quote!
Yes, I can totally relate. Although Ayesha is more of a talker (about books, films, food, workouts, and basically everything else!!). But yeah, it's a very good habit to get yourself to chat with someone about whatever knowledge/information you consume. I used to barely do that before but now, all thanks to Ayesha's prodding and questioning, discussing what I read comes to me very naturally.
I can relate more to the part of being a slow eater though. Hahaha. Super-slow eater indeed. 🐌🐌
@@ReadADayClub Hahah, Hello Amreen, Hi Amreen 🙌🏻. Pleased to meet you here again. Aand the slow eater squad that we're a part of, yess totally, as slow as a cow.
I am a silent consumer of opinions as well as an extremely expressive person myself too when it comes to talking and sharing stuff, so I become a mix of both of you lovely ladies hahah 😁
Keep shining you guys, have lots of fun reading! Love you both. 💙
daymn i was waiting for a new video to come
4:02, ah caught you :). This video is such a need of the hour. Thanks, amreen! "Beloved" though hard-hitting & portraying harrowing realities of racism, is pretty layered & dense. I have tried and failed to finish "Beloved" multiple times. I think this also leads us to the classification of readers and i think i am more of a a reflective reader.
Thank you for dropping by and sharing your thoughts. 💛🌻
I think we take on multiple roles as readers; sometimes we reflect and sometimes we just read (depends a lot on our state of mind on that day). But yeah, if I had to fit myself into any one category, I think I would pick Reflective too - it comes to me more naturally.
‘Beloved’ is a tough novel indeed; so deeply layered definitely. It was that kind of writing itself that pushed me through the reading.
That's cooool❤
can u pls provide the links of purchase of the plants u using in ur study room infront of ur bookshelves?
A 🌵 bruhhh😂...moneyplant 🎉
@sbasu2009 We purchased them from a plant nursery close to where we live. It’s a very common species though - Pothos (famously known as money plant). But we got them when they were in their infancy, which was 4-5 years back. They’ve grown beautifully since then! 🪴🪴💚
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ohhh i thought its artificial plants
but how do u manage to keep it alive and nourish within the room?
They’re indoor plants, don’t need sunlight to thrive. And pretty low-maintenance too; I water them only once every 4 days.
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so can i search online for indoor money plants?
and will it grow sufficiently as i see in ur room?
What's your reading process how u read.....like ..i set a timer ...or i count pages😅😢.......and pls how can i balance sometimes i read for hours and....my own syllabus.....mt pucho😢
It’s a mix of both actually. But I lean more toward counting pages; that keeps me more accountable. For example, sometimes when I have other things to do in the day and can’t dedicate a lot of time to reading, I aim for just 30 pages. And then, no matter what, I stop once I hit that mark.
And yeah I can relate to “…I read for hours…” - it’s unbelievably funny sometimes. 😆
Different genres and different writing styles demand varying, more so, adaptable reading strategies, That's correct. Part of the reason I personally prefer reading books one by one. 🥸lovely library by the way
Absolutely!
Thank you. :)