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One Year according to Nina Sankovitch
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Posted by grelobe (My Page) on Thu, Oct 15, 09 at 11:21
I’ve never quite understood why some people challenge themselves or someone else on books, in Library Things there are plenty of them, i.e. this year I want to read books following author name in alphabetical order from A through Z, or, I want read only novels with the name of one colour in the title, and so on.
Today I came across in an Italian online paper, (and I tracked down a New York Time article) this challenge, "one book a day everyday for one year" and she writes a review for each novel in her personal blog.
I wonder, how fast do you have to read, and can it still be called a pleasure or a curse; would you be able to savour, the worlds, the sentences , the plot that make up a good novel?
Below the link one year according to mrs Nina Sankovitch
grelobe
p.s. I took a speed-reading course and read War and Peace in twenty minutes. It involves Russia (Woody Allen)
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Here is a link that might be useful: Mrs Nina Sankovitch Challenge
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RE: One Year according to Nina Sankovitch
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| I read this article the other day, and wonder if it would turn reading into a chore... (like you ask)... Plus, she must not work and/or have a really understanding family bc I am sure chores would not get done in a timely fashion. Interesting blog though - thanks for posting. I don't think I would like to do it. Too much pressure. |
RE: One Year according to Nina Sankovitch
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| Well, I've discovered since using the internet that I'm rather sloth-like in my reading pace compared to other bibliophiles (and I do so love to savor words and sentences). I don't read in big visual blocks, for one thing. If I read that many books, they would blur together, I wouldn't be able to keep my plots straight, and it would most certainly turn into a curse for me. I've never understood the A-Z goal. I'm mostly driven by my moods and what is reasonably available to me, so I can't imagine setting up such an arbitrary parameter for myself. The other day, I noticed on GoodReads someone had rated a book that hasn't even been published yet... now that's quick reading! (it was probably done in error, but given how neurotic some competitive readers are about being 'the first' to read something, I laugh a little at those things). |
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| ...forgot to clarify about the GR incident... the book in question is still being written (not even at the ARC stage yet). |
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