Nabokov Response
Nabokov wrote "Good Readers and Good Writers" explaining from his point of view, what a good reader and writer consists of. He believes that good reader has multiple techniques that they use while reading. Being a dictionary, a good memory, an imagination and somewhat of an artistic sense. He states that the reader should begin a book with a open mind, almost as "Don't judge a book by its cover" allowing for the author to be creative. Nabokov also believes that a re-reader is a good reader. Rereading the book allows you to pick up more on the details that you missed the first time. It also allows you to remember more the second time, so that it has more of a meaning and you can paint more of the picture that the author designed.
I agree Nabokov on many of his points. It is important to be open minded when you start reading, don't allow what you heard to impact your thoughts on it. Take your own thoughts from the reading and enjoy what the author has written. I do believe that a good memory is key, because you need to remember the connections throughout the reading. Also agreeing with him that rereading it surely helps you pick up on more details and sorta enjoy the full story more. Same as re-watching a movie because each time you pick up on more key things. I also believe an interested reader makes a good reader. It is hard to read something you do not have a interest in reading.
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Deanna,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you when you say the reader should be interested. It is difficult to read and understand what you are reading if you are not interested in the material. It is an important aspect to reading. I also agree with the rereading of the material. As you said, you seem to understand and pick up on things you may have missed the first time reading the material. I love the picture of all the books!
Brandi
I like where you state that you must go into a book with an open mind because if you try to read a book thinking about the negatives you have heard your not going to be truly interested in it. I agree with you about re-reading. when you read through a book to fast sometimes you tend to miss important details but if you go back and re-read you will often be able to pul more information out of the story.
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