I have the bad habit of reading multiple books simultaneously. Bad habit. Best to read one or two at a time. The bulk of the reading I do is non fiction.
One of the books I am currently enjoying is The Way Into Torah by Norman J. Cohen.
A book like this is read/enjoyed but also studied... my current method for studying a book...
1. Read the chapters and underline/star significant statements.
2. Upon completion of the book review underlined passages and highlight the best of them.
3. From each chapter pick the 3 most meaningful statements.
4. Record these... in a journal, a word document or some other place.
Through the year I'll likely offer up the cullings of some of the books I enjoy in this blog.
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I can relate to this, Jon. At one point, last year, I realized I was reading 9 books at one time! They varied from fiction to literary studies to poetry to philosophy. At that point, I realized I had a problem...
ReplyDeleteSince then, I have worked on focusing on only three at a time. At that rate, I usually finish them all. Otherwise, I will usually simply drop out of books because I have moved on.
I like your reading strategy. I find that, particularly with nonfiction and the best fiction and poetry, going back and rereading what I have underlined is very helpful, especially if I wait for some time to do so.