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How to Read Now
by Elaine Castillo
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
this book took me so long to read. I found it hard to get through, honestly probs cause some of the references and writing were above my pay grade, and I feel like only part of that is on me
Castillo is clearly knowledgeable and has a great mastery over language and expressing her perspective on reading (reading as an act of engaging with the world) and I thoroughly enjoyed learning through her. I found that she articulated a lot my thoughts in ways I wouldn’t be able to, and I definitely had a few favorite essays/essays I enjoyed more (Reading Teaches Us Empathy, and Other Fictions; The Limits of White Fantasy; Autobiography in Asian Film, or What We Talk About When We Talk About Representation; The Children of Polyphemus)
I came away from this wanting to engage with a lot of the literature and tv/movies she references throughout. the issue is that my lack of familiarity with them made reading large sections a slough. her writing style could also come across sometimes as very highbrow and my brain would just only compute so much
would be interested in reading her debut novel! and I do think reading her essays are worth it, as she leaves you a lot to nibble and ponder on
Castillo is clearly knowledgeable and has a great mastery over language and expressing her perspective on reading (reading as an act of engaging with the world) and I thoroughly enjoyed learning through her. I found that she articulated a lot my thoughts in ways I wouldn’t be able to, and I definitely had a few favorite essays/essays I enjoyed more (Reading Teaches Us Empathy, and Other Fictions; The Limits of White Fantasy; Autobiography in Asian Film, or What We Talk About When We Talk About Representation; The Children of Polyphemus)
I came away from this wanting to engage with a lot of the literature and tv/movies she references throughout. the issue is that my lack of familiarity with them made reading large sections a slough. her writing style could also come across sometimes as very highbrow and my brain would just only compute so much
would be interested in reading her debut novel! and I do think reading her essays are worth it, as she leaves you a lot to nibble and ponder on