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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
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How you convey your message is just as important as the message itself, which is why the tone of the audiobook did not work for me. I agree with some of the points she makes about what active readership and engagement should look like, but it felt like she was lecturing me as the older sister I never asked for. And we get it, she’s a Virgo (no shade to Virgo’s as I’m a Virgo moon, but she made sure we didn’t forget).
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Great collection of critical essays on our reading culture! Quirky tone but the long winding sentences were hard to read
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Took me a long time to read but that's mostly because university was kicking my ass.
How to Read Now is a special book. It's a fascinating take on reading but also on our world, and its intersection between the two. It acknowledges the morality we assign to reading, which is something I have never considered before and now move differently in my life because of it. It's sparked ideas of accountability in me. With all the time I've spent with this book, I still feel as though I am not at a level to fully understand what Castillo is writing about. I feel a gap of sorts, like when you're seven and you try reading a book written for adults. Some parts you can get, but some parts you hope you will understand someday.
I hope I can get to Castillo's level. It doesn't feel right to rate it right now but I accidentally clicked the box so I have to put a value in lol.
How to Read Now is a special book. It's a fascinating take on reading but also on our world, and its intersection between the two. It acknowledges the morality we assign to reading, which is something I have never considered before and now move differently in my life because of it. It's sparked ideas of accountability in me. With all the time I've spent with this book, I still feel as though I am not at a level to fully understand what Castillo is writing about. I feel a gap of sorts, like when you're seven and you try reading a book written for adults. Some parts you can get, but some parts you hope you will understand someday.
I hope I can get to Castillo's level. It doesn't feel right to rate it right now but I accidentally clicked the box so I have to put a value in lol.
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A surprising disappointment — I appreciate the points being made here and recognize the necessity, but got lost in the writing that felt sloppy and burdened by personal showboating. Critique is urgent, but it’s cheapened by the poor use of quotes (much of it felt like undergrad essays—context not clear, usage questionable), odd structuring, and gratuitous use of personal anecdotes that don’t strengthen the points. “I was the only kid in the class who did the reading, “I’m a Virgo,” and relying on others’ indigeneity and positioning herself as their authority was confusing to me. Maybe I’m missing the point, but it was overall a disappointment to me.