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adrianwarp  ·  3569 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: W.H. Auden's syllabus

Thanks, it's comfy here.

I'm not one for Shakespeare. I love the stories and humor, but can't get over the writing and subtle phrasing. Any other recommendations for the more casual high school reader? Doesn't have to be too easy, just not Shakespearean. Sophie's World comes to mind, if you want me to put a pin on reading level.

As for speedreading, I guess I just want to rid myself of that internal voice as I read.





user-inactivated  ·  3569 days ago  ·  link  ·  

We've done a host of reading recommendation threads ... not sure any of them have a specific level of difficulty attached to them. Though my advice would be to forget all that. If it's on a topic you're interested in, the hardest book in the world will seem like a breeze.

https://hubski.com/pub?id=139171

https://hubski.com/pub?id=99162

Those are the only two off the top of my head.

    As for speedreading, I guess I just want to rid myself of that internal voice as I read.

I saw a long conversation about this the other day on reddit. I find the internal voice helps me focus. I didn't realize that anyone didn't use it, except the deaf. Supposedly getting rid of it makes you read more quickly; I'm skeptical, but in any case I don't want to sacrifice any retention.

user-inactivated  ·  3569 days ago  ·  link  ·  

If you haven't read East of Eden, I will be...really really mad at you!

But seriously, it's good. S'rull good.

adrianwarp  ·  3569 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Alright! I'll buy it with my amazon card and get at it after Ibrahimovic's autobio.

user-inactivated  ·  3569 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Good fucking god I loved that book. It was everything I hoped for.