Great introduction to close reading, Haley. I think once you've been a literature student, it's sometimes actually harder not to close read texts! For that reason, I often like to get lost in enjoyable escapist books that I've read before when I'm just wanting a good, relaxing read. That allows for some brain space when it comes to the texts I want to study more deeply.
Oh, I 100% agree with this!! It took me about 6 months post-phd to be able to read a book without planning a 50-page thesis while I read 😂 these days, I still always closely read but I don’t always annotate so I’m calling that a win!
Great introduction to close reading, Haley. I think once you've been a literature student, it's sometimes actually harder not to close read texts! For that reason, I often like to get lost in enjoyable escapist books that I've read before when I'm just wanting a good, relaxing read. That allows for some brain space when it comes to the texts I want to study more deeply.
Oh, I 100% agree with this!! It took me about 6 months post-phd to be able to read a book without planning a 50-page thesis while I read 😂 these days, I still always closely read but I don’t always annotate so I’m calling that a win!