How to reap the benefits of reading literature
- Pay close attention to the text from the beginning. It will prepare you to reflect, participate, and ask questions.
- Read and then read again. There are so many things that happen in literature that you cannot understand everything the first time you read it.
- Read slowly. Read more ambitions work slower. Take time to enjoy the way the author expresses his thoughts and reflect on what he tells you.
- Reading some parts of the text aloud will help you notice what you might miss when reading silently.
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