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What Makes a Good Reader

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Week 2- Reading Questions

Ashleigh Seipel

Laura Cline

English 102

27 January 2011

Week 2- Reading Questions

1.)    What does Nabokov think makes a good reader?
      A good reader is someone who has a good imagination, memory, dictionary, and an artistic sense. Nabokov believes that you don’t “read” a book, but you are simply rereading it, page by page. Nabokov states, “Behave towards a book as we do towards a painting”, meaning use the same depth with our eyes as we look into a picture, as we do when we look into a page filled with words. When it becomes a struggle to starting out to reading a book you are force you read, be open minded and use your imagination, just as the author did creating the book. An artistic harmonious balance between the reader’s mind and the author’s mind is Nabokov’s way of making a good reader.

2.)    Do you agree?

      I agree with Nabokov because he has three strong points on being a good reader: Having a good imagination, a refreshing memory, a dictionary, and an artistic sense. It’s hard to read a book that you aren’t interested in or focused on. Just as Nabokov used as an example, read a book as if you are studying a painting. I agree that you should be attached to the book by using your imagination, putting yourself in the place, and rereading sentences or even pages if that’s what it takes to understand the meaning of the book.

3.)    What do you believe are the characteristics of a good reader?

      In my opinion, the characteristics of a good reader is to be focused, having an imagination, and interpreting the words into a meaning that you can understand for yourself. Without being focused, your minding could be wondering anywhere, which could lead you to missing important details of the book or even not understanding the meaning. Imagination is an important key to reading because you are able to explore the endless possibilities of what could be happening in your book, but not getting mixed up with fantasy and reality.

4.)    Do you consider yourself a good reader?

      I consider myself a pretty good reader, because it always depends on what material I am reading and how interested I am into the book. Whenever I am reading a subject I am not too interested in, I tend to lose focus and day dream about something completely irrelevant to the subject. I need to just stay attached and use my imagination to keep my mind focused on every page. When I get a book I am interested in, I won’t put it down. My imagination will expand and my eyes will be glued to every word on the page.

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