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Question: How to be a good reader!?
I am no longer in college!. And i have a lot of spare time on my hands!. I am wondering how can I be good at reading!. Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
To become better at something one must practice!.
So READ!.
Your reading this so your practicing already!.
Twilight is a Pretty good book!.
REad books that are similar to your interest!.
Have a dictionary handy!.
Read slow to make sure you understand what your reading you can always go back!.Having background knowlege on what your reading helps that way your not questioning everything your reading!.
EX***A book on the 1970s time it might help to know how people dressed etc!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

How to be a good reader what an interesting Question!.!.!. How to be a good reader is by reading good books that you think that looks cool(not baby books) or interesting and try to read 1 book in a week and then 5 days and then 2 and 1!.!.!. after you try to attempt to the bigger and thicker book if you want to but being a good reader really you would have to be gifted in order to read every single sec!.!.!. any who hope this is useful

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Firstly, ignore all comments about The Twilight Series!. They somehow make their way into every question :P

I would suggest have a look at a list of the top ranked novels of all time, like this one !.!. http://www!.randomhouse!.com/modernlibrary!.!.!.

See what you have read and what you haven't and pick a couple to read :) One or two of them are pretty tedious though, but a lot of them are great reads!. Then I would suggest reading some critical appreciations of the book you read!. There are plenty of websites that offer good literary appreciations!. This will help you to pick up on themes that you missed when you read the book!. It will also help you identify subtle themes in books that you read in future!.

Finally, the more you read the better you will become, generally speaking!. also, don't waste too much time on books that you aren't enjoying!. Reading should primarily be enjoyed, and life is a little too short to trudge through long boring books that you probably won't remember anyway!. I recently made a vow to myself not to doggedly toil through a 1000 page book just to finish it :>Www@QuestionHome@Com

These are some basic technical tips that helps stimulate your mind while you read!.

Ask yourself questions!. Ask "who, what, when, where, and why" Wonder why the author made the characters do such and such!. Be inquisitive!.

Visualize the scenes in the book as they are happening!. Use sensory details!. (see, smell, hear, touch, taste)

Put yourself in the shoes of one of the characters!.

Take a sentence or paragraph and rewrite so that it makes more sense!.

Clarify a chapter and review it in your head!.

Or, just have fun in reading interesting books and let your natural reading instincts guide you!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

read classics!.
and the dictionary!.
and these books!.
Twilight series, by Stephenie Meyer
Peeps, by Scott Westerfeld
Maximum Ride series, by James Patterson
Crooked, by Laura and Tom McNeal
Pretty Little Devils, by Nancy Holder
Love and Other Four-Letter Words, by Carolyn Mackler
the Bartimaeous Trilogy, by Jonathon Stroud
Just Listen, by Sarah Dessen
the Truth About Forever, by Sarah Dessen
This Lullaby, by Sarah Dessen
City of Bones, by Cassandra Clare
To Catch a Pirate, by Jade Parker
The Outsiders, by S!.E!. Hinton
Vampire Academy series, by Richelle Mead
The Body of Christopher Creed, by Carol Plum-Ucci
Hattie Big Sky, by Kirby Larson
Dealing With Dragons, by Patricia C!. Reed
Fablehaven, by Brandon Mull
Princess Academy, by Shannon Hale
Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson
Storm Thief, by Chris Wooding
Poison, by Chris Wooding
Save the Date, by Tamara Summers
Artemis Fowl, by Eoin Colfer
Inkheart series, by Cornelia Funke
Uglies Series, by Scott Westerfeld
Eragon, by Chris Paolini
Alex Rider series, by Anthony Horowitz
Hope I helped!!! ; )
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hahhaha yeah read twilight then you'll wanna read more!.


uhm i love to read!. idk if im a good reader but i just read whenever i have free time!. just find a bunch of good books at borders or something and put then in a pile somewhere u see e veryday and read whenever you can!.


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Dive in!. Get a library card so you don' t have to invest a lot of money to start until you find out what you like!. There are a lot of great books out there!. Pick shorter ones to start!. Read reviews of book and look for things you might like!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

Reading to me is a natural ability but some god advice is to read often and to not skip any parts of the book and read carefully!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Read Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
That can teach you how to get interested in booksWww@QuestionHome@Com