Schizophrenic semester.
Oh lord, can you imagine? I've been trying to learn speedreading, but this would break me.
I remember the speedreading craze, but I'm not sure there was any scientific methodology behind it. I wasn't the target audience, anyway. You might be interested in this, the modern-day equivalent to my post. It's not quite Auden's pace, but the Great Books curriculum at St. John's lasts your entire four years and is meant to be taken alongside several other classes. Very ambitious and admirable. Welcome to hubski.
Thanks, it's comfy here. I'm not one for Shakespeare. I love the stories and humor, but can't get over the writing and subtle phrasing. Any other recommendations for the more casual high school reader? Doesn't have to be too easy, just not Shakespearean. Sophie's World comes to mind, if you want me to put a pin on reading level. As for speedreading, I guess I just want to rid myself of that internal voice as I read.
We've done a host of reading recommendation threads ... not sure any of them have a specific level of difficulty attached to them. Though my advice would be to forget all that. If it's on a topic you're interested in, the hardest book in the world will seem like a breeze. https://hubski.com/pub?id=139171 https://hubski.com/pub?id=99162 Those are the only two off the top of my head. I saw a long conversation about this the other day on reddit. I find the internal voice helps me focus. I didn't realize that anyone didn't use it, except the deaf. Supposedly getting rid of it makes you read more quickly; I'm skeptical, but in any case I don't want to sacrifice any retention.As for speedreading, I guess I just want to rid myself of that internal voice as I read.
If you haven't read East of Eden, I will be...really really mad at you! But seriously, it's good. S'rull good.
Alright! I'll buy it with my amazon card and get at it after Ibrahimovic's autobio.