http://johnmiedema.ca/2008/03/27/results-of-a-search-on-voluntary-slow-reading/ books, libraries, technology Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:07:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://johnmiedema.ca/2008/03/27/results-of-a-search-on-voluntary-slow-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-1139 Peter Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:58:44 +0000 http://johnmiedema.ca/2008/03/27/results-of-a-search-on-voluntary-slow-reading/#comment-1139 Oh, it sounds like a treasure trove. A blog series sounds like a good idea. Oh, it sounds like a treasure trove. A blog series sounds like a good idea.

]]> http://johnmiedema.ca/2008/03/27/results-of-a-search-on-voluntary-slow-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-1138 John Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:31:28 +0000 http://johnmiedema.ca/2008/03/27/results-of-a-search-on-voluntary-slow-reading/#comment-1138 Hi Peter, I have walked through your site many times over the past while. We have very similar interests in reading. I estimate you to be the slower reader (and you know I mean that as a compliment) and the more thoughtful writer. Your site references several of the works I am using in my work-in-progress summarizing material on slow reading. A draft will be ready soon, and I plan to post it as a blog series. Hopefully, I will have a few new titles to interest you. (Note: the reference to prisons and vacations comes from "How to Read a Novel" by John Sutherland; highly recommended). Hi Peter, I have walked through your site many times over the past while. We have very similar interests in reading. I estimate you to be the slower reader (and you know I mean that as a compliment) and the more thoughtful writer. Your site references several of the works I am using in my work-in-progress summarizing material on slow reading. A draft will be ready soon, and I plan to post it as a blog series. Hopefully, I will have a few new titles to interest you. (Note: the reference to prisons and vacations comes from “How to Read a Novel” by John Sutherland; highly recommended).

]]> http://johnmiedema.ca/2008/03/27/results-of-a-search-on-voluntary-slow-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-1136 Peter Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:46:10 +0000 http://johnmiedema.ca/2008/03/27/results-of-a-search-on-voluntary-slow-reading/#comment-1136 I was interested in what you had to say about Prose's <i>Reading Like a Writer</i>, which I finished (and kind of reviewed) in January. (I read your comments about it under the headings of two of your other references, too.) I love your idea that prisons and vacations make for good, close reading. Both limit the number of books one can enjoy, and neither (in theory) would distract too much from reading or would pressure one to read for information only. I was interested in what you had to say about Prose’s Reading Like a Writer, which I finished (and kind of reviewed) in January. (I read your comments about it under the headings of two of your other references, too.) I love your idea that prisons and vacations make for good, close reading. Both limit the number of books one can enjoy, and neither (in theory) would distract too much from reading or would pressure one to read for information only.

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