10 rules for reading from someone who does it for a living [Washington Post’s Michael Dirda] by Homers_Harp Related: What are your thoughts on Wild cards by George. R. R. Martin ? I just finished, “When Breath Becomes Air.” What’s so great about Raymond Chandler’s The Long Goodbye? Can The New York trilogy by Paul Auster be considered a ‘stream of consciousness’ style of writing? How do you call the experience/phenomenon of feeling a satisfying intellectual connection with the author, albeit one directional, as if you’re having a conversation? Have you noticed/felt such a thing?
Homers_Harp on May 19, 2024 3:10 am I would add that my 11th rule is: don’t use the Internet (phone or computer) as a reference resource while reading. Even your phone’s dictionary app is a distraction machine designed to “engage” you—not to mention all those alerts!
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I would add that my 11th rule is: don’t use the Internet (phone or computer) as a reference resource while reading. Even your phone’s dictionary app is a distraction machine designed to “engage” you—not to mention all those alerts!