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So, I bought it hoping that it'll make reading easier for me, but this book seems incredibly sophisticated. Did I fall for a meme?

>> No.18819303

Just read fucking words
Why do kids need a guide for literally everything

>> No.18820145

>>18819303
>Just read fucking words
But how will I correctly understand them

>> No.18820210

>>18819297
I can't really relate to your struggle, but if you want to get better at reading you should focus on something you're actually interesting in/passionate about. Read and use the contents of this book as you require them, instead of reading it all at once. It may contain useful information, but it's an absolute bore and it will be tortuous to read if you don't have the motivation.
I don't know how hard it is for you to read, but I'd advice you to pick a book that challenges you but doesn't get you stuck, where you can read passages and get part of their meaning but are left with the feeling that you're missing something. Then use this guide to go through it more systematically.

Truthfully, though, the only way to get better at reading is to launch yourself head-first into it.

>> No.18820293

>>18819297
Read the original edition published in 1940.

>> No.18820362

>how to read a book
>can't get past the first page

>> No.18820529

>>18819297
You know you don’t have to read?

>> No.18820612
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>>18819297
You have to read "How to read how to read a book" by Adler

>> No.18822337

>>18820145
Because you speak the language in which they are written?

>> No.18822352

>>18819297
Fell for the meme. Now write a "How to not read a book and stick to /lit/ threads" /lit/ thread.

>> No.18822520

>>18819297
It's got some tips on how to understand books, man. Just read it bro. You'll get smarter

>> No.18822634

>>18819297
It's genuinely worth the time and effort. Get the audiobook it helps get through it. This book will help you get the most out of any book.

>> No.18822653

We have this thread every day and the responses are always the same.

>> No.18823107

>>18819297
This book does not make it easier to read other books in fact I think it adds more 'homework' to reading a book. If I were to summarize the book it would be tips on how to look for deeper meaning than what is on the surface of the page, to really absorb the book. The book states that doing this is actually harder than just reading the words and more time-consuming but as you practice reading you should be able to become a better reader doesn't mean you'll be faster though.

>> No.18824168

>>18823107
The cover literally says "intelligent reading"

>> No.18825468

>>18819297

A few chapters are worth reading, but yeah, the rest is a reference book.

>> No.18825494

>>18819297
the reading list from it is excellent. you should not be allowed to post here unless youve read the entire list

>> No.18825497

Read Susan Wise Bauer's The Well-Educated Mind instead. It's the same thing, basically, but it holds you by the hand and walks you step by step and not as complex as Adler's book.

>> No.18825505

>>18819297
I'm reading it too rn.
its a lot to digest but i feel like its worth it already started to approach books differently...

>> No.18825507

>>18825494
k see you guys in 30 years