Tag: reading
‘On Reading Well’, with Karen Swallow Prior
We are joined by Karen Swallow Prior, the author of On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life Through Great Books, who has recently written guides to Frankenstein and Jane Eyre.
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How to Skim Read
Can you share some advice on how to skim read books? How do you know in advance which sections of a book to read for the best insight? Do you need to make a best estimated guess and then accept that you might miss something really helpful?