Comments on: Become Well Read http://www.urbanmonarch.com/become-well-read/ Advice for a generation of men raised by women Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:18:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Dave Copeland » Blog Archive » Read more: Urban Monarch has tips on how to Become… http://www.urbanmonarch.com/become-well-read/#comment-5783 Dave Copeland » Blog Archive » Read more: Urban Monarch has tips on how to Become… Sun, 04 Mar 2007 07:14:04 +0000 http://www.urbanmonarch.com/become-well-read/#comment-5783 [...] Read more: Urban Monarch has tips on how to Become Well Read and they look like decent ideas. As someone who was awful about reading this summer (writing kind of got in the way), I’m not really the one to dispense out advice. But the one tidbit I’ve been using for the past few years that has definitely increased my book consumption is this: don’t force yourself to read books you’re not into. [...] [...] Read more: Urban Monarch has tips on how to Become Well Read and they look like decent ideas. As someone who was awful about reading this summer (writing kind of got in the way), I’m not really the one to dispense out advice. But the one tidbit I’ve been using for the past few years that has definitely increased my book consumption is this: don’t force yourself to read books you’re not into. [...]

]]> By: Ebony http://www.urbanmonarch.com/become-well-read/#comment-372 Ebony Sat, 16 Sep 2006 03:25:21 +0000 http://www.urbanmonarch.com/become-well-read/#comment-372 I love the first quote by Marina Tsvetaeva! I have always felt that reading forces you to slow down to take in life and all that's going on around you. It allows you to savor life... to remember how something tastes, smells, looks, etc. It allows me to associate the senses with the words being read (and I don't know if anyone else does that)! This was a wonderful post! I love the first quote by Marina Tsvetaeva! I have always felt that reading forces you to slow down to take in life and all that’s going on around you. It allows you to savor life… to remember how something tastes, smells, looks, etc. It allows me to associate the senses with the words being read (and I don’t know if anyone else does that)!

This was a wonderful post!

]]> By: Lavanya http://www.urbanmonarch.com/become-well-read/#comment-350 Lavanya Fri, 15 Sep 2006 09:50:09 +0000 http://www.urbanmonarch.com/become-well-read/#comment-350 Greg, thanks for stopping by and commenting at my blog. Samuel Johnson's quote is meaningful to me and I like to read books based on inclination. I enjoyed reading this post and also agree with the point that you make about book clubs: having to slow down to the speed of the others. Greg, thanks for stopping by and commenting at my blog.

Samuel Johnson’s quote is meaningful to me and I like to read books based on inclination. I enjoyed reading this post and also agree with the point that you make about book clubs: having to slow down to the speed of the others.

]]> By: greg cerveny http://www.urbanmonarch.com/become-well-read/#comment-344 greg cerveny Thu, 14 Sep 2006 20:43:56 +0000 http://www.urbanmonarch.com/become-well-read/#comment-344 Cash and J, Interest is definitely a huge factor. I too have been so wrapped up in a book that I feel that I have to complete it before I can do anything else. With the book club in mind, it came to a point where I had to stop reading not to get ahead of the group. The other side of interest is that sometimes books suprise you. Making my way through the modern library's top 100 list, some books I've struggled with up till the last 50 pages. However, when the book wrapped up, it was well worth it. Robin, Good point. If I have a book that I'm not making good progress on it, it retards all of my reading. Sometimes I need to just close it, and come back when I'm ready for it. Cash and J,

Interest is definitely a huge factor. I too have been so wrapped up in a book that I feel that I have to complete it before I can do anything else. With the book club in mind, it came to a point where I had to stop reading not to get ahead of the group.

The other side of interest is that sometimes books suprise you. Making my way through the modern library’s top 100 list, some books I’ve struggled with up till the last 50 pages. However, when the book wrapped up, it was well worth it.

Robin,

Good point. If I have a book that I’m not making good progress on it, it retards all of my reading. Sometimes I need to just close it, and come back when I’m ready for it.

]]> By: Robin http://www.urbanmonarch.com/become-well-read/#comment-343 Robin Thu, 14 Sep 2006 19:35:14 +0000 http://www.urbanmonarch.com/become-well-read/#comment-343 Great article, Greg. Some terrific suggestions. I'd also add that you have to give yourself permission not to finish a book, in the same way you don't have to finish a meal that turned out not to be as great as you thought. It takes the pressure off. We're all allowed to like what we like, no matter what the book lists say. So find what you love and indulge. Great article, Greg. Some terrific suggestions. I’d also add that you have to give yourself permission not to finish a book, in the same way you don’t have to finish a meal that turned out not to be as great as you thought. It takes the pressure off. We’re all allowed to like what we like, no matter what the book lists say. So find what you love and indulge.

]]> By: J http://www.urbanmonarch.com/become-well-read/#comment-340 J Thu, 14 Sep 2006 18:34:59 +0000 http://www.urbanmonarch.com/become-well-read/#comment-340 I have read a lot of books this year, I was just making a list the other day. I find I often start reading a book and put my entire life on hold until I can finish it. I don't know if there is a qualification to see if you have an addictive personality but I think I have one. I have read a lot of books this year, I was just making a list the other day. I find I often start reading a book and put my entire life on hold until I can finish it. I don’t know if there is a qualification to see if you have an addictive personality but I think I have one.

]]> By: cash http://www.urbanmonarch.com/become-well-read/#comment-338 cash Thu, 14 Sep 2006 15:42:59 +0000 http://www.urbanmonarch.com/become-well-read/#comment-338 "Enjoy a cup of tea or glass of wine while reading Take public transportation and read while commuting " I like the wine idea and look forward to the opening of the light rail this fall, which should help me go through books faster. Right now I typically read sitting @ my desk during lunch, which is good, but having an extra hour and half or so a day will really make a difference. One thing I noticed from our own book club is how much of a difference being 'interested' in a book really makes in my motivation to read it. It seems obvious, and it is. Reading should be a pleasure, not a chore. If you're starting or joining a book club, make sure the selections are ones you're honestly interested in, otherwise you'll feel like you're treading water trying to keep up. “Enjoy a cup of tea or glass of wine while reading
Take public transportation and read while commuting ”

I like the wine idea and look forward to the opening of the light rail this fall, which should help me go through books faster.

Right now I typically read sitting @ my desk during lunch, which is good, but having an extra hour and half or so a day will really make a difference.

One thing I noticed from our own book club is how much of a difference being ‘interested’ in a book really makes in my motivation to read it. It seems obvious, and it is. Reading should be a pleasure, not a chore.

If you’re starting or joining a book club, make sure the selections are ones you’re honestly interested in, otherwise you’ll feel like you’re treading water trying to keep up.

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