Brisni (בריטני)’s Comments (group member since Apr 09, 2017)

Brisni (בריטני)’s comments from the Slow Reader Book Club group.

Currently in progress for me:

- The Vile Village
- War & Peace
- Pachinko

Hello all!
I'm Brittany. I also go by Brisni, so take your pick. ;)

I love reading! I am especially fond of classics and historical fiction. But I love a good dose of fantasy. One is never to old to keep reading fairy tales.

I'm a book turtle, you could say. I read slow and steady. I love to immerse myself into the story, allowing myself to really hear the characters' voices and follow the flow and pace of the book I'm reading. I think slow reading can be an active choice... One that honors the efforts of the author by savoring a story they've spent so much time creating.

Welcome, readers!

Thank you for your interest in the group.
We are all literature-loving folks who just wanna keep on reading... no matter how long it takes to finish.

Introduce yourself below and tell us a little about what kinds of books you love, or your favorite reading spot, or your reading style... Anything bookish. Anything at all! ^__^

What book has been in your hands lately?

Maybe you'll find someone to buddy read with you, or a new friend with whom you can gush over an old favorite. ;) Don't be shy, share below!

What are your reading goals for 2017?
This isn't about numbers - this is about growth.

Maybe your goal is to read a certain amount of books... Great! What are you doing to get there? Tell us about it.

Maybe your goal is to try a new genre. Or read more diverse books. Or to read more poetry. Or to tackle a certain book on your TBR.

We want to hear about it and cheer you on!

“Fast reading of a great novel will get us the plot.
It will get us names, a shadowy idea of characters, a sketch of settings.

It will not get us subtleties, small differentiations, depth of emotion and observation, multilayered human experience, any sense of context, any comparison with other novels, other writers.

Fast reading will not get us cadence and complexities of style and language. It will not get us anything that enters not just the conscious mind but the unconscious.

It will not allow the book to burrow down into our memory and become part of ourselves. It will not develop our awareness.

Read parts of a newspaper quickly or an encyclopedia entry, or a fast-food thriller, but do not insult yourself or a book which has been created with its author's painstakingly acquired skill and effort, by skill and effort, by seeing how fast you can dispose of it.”

—Susan Hill

Reading isn't a sport or a competition.
It is a pleasure. Something to savor.

What do you think are some benefits of reading slowly?