I loved this, Haley, which uncannily chimes well with my re-reading of Joan Didion's 'Blue Nights' this weekend, which I am reading in preparation for Petya's project. I am finding it a harder read than when I first encountered it years ago, and I had to sit a while and give it some thought. I realised it is around the ways in which I myself have changed and the personal life experiences I am bringing to my close read.
Beautiful! What I love about this, along with closely reading in general, is being open to the possibilities. We allow ourselves the room to grow and discover new things in a text, including lightbulb moments regarding our perceptions…whether they’ve changed or stayed the same. I’ve always loved being in communion with curious readers. Thank you.
Yes, yes, and more yes. I LOVE this! I think closely reading, especially if you annotate is also another way to enter into a conversation with the text AND yourself. I'm doing a re-read of The Artist's Way and it's fascinating what I highlighted/circled, etc. that first time versus now, years and years later. It's forcing me to ask myself, is this still true? Is this what I still believe? And if not, what has changed? How have I changed? And how has this text changed with or against who I've become?
Yes! I 100% believe that annotation is a mode of conversation. Most of how I read comes from this perspective and it allows me to say, to books that no longer resonate with me, "I'm glad we had a previous conversation, and I don't need additional ones with these ideas right now." It's such a cool way to recognize and own your own POV and needs as a reader!
I loved this, Haley, which uncannily chimes well with my re-reading of Joan Didion's 'Blue Nights' this weekend, which I am reading in preparation for Petya's project. I am finding it a harder read than when I first encountered it years ago, and I had to sit a while and give it some thought. I realised it is around the ways in which I myself have changed and the personal life experiences I am bringing to my close read.
Beautiful! What I love about this, along with closely reading in general, is being open to the possibilities. We allow ourselves the room to grow and discover new things in a text, including lightbulb moments regarding our perceptions…whether they’ve changed or stayed the same. I’ve always loved being in communion with curious readers. Thank you.
Yes, yes, and more yes. I LOVE this! I think closely reading, especially if you annotate is also another way to enter into a conversation with the text AND yourself. I'm doing a re-read of The Artist's Way and it's fascinating what I highlighted/circled, etc. that first time versus now, years and years later. It's forcing me to ask myself, is this still true? Is this what I still believe? And if not, what has changed? How have I changed? And how has this text changed with or against who I've become?
Yes! I 100% believe that annotation is a mode of conversation. Most of how I read comes from this perspective and it allows me to say, to books that no longer resonate with me, "I'm glad we had a previous conversation, and I don't need additional ones with these ideas right now." It's such a cool way to recognize and own your own POV and needs as a reader!