tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post107637283495185526..comments2024-02-09T16:13:32.416-08:00Comments on Classical Carousel: Book Corner #1 - What Are You Reading Today?Cleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-88345342635502210862013-11-25T18:55:16.978-08:002013-11-25T18:55:16.978-08:00Welcome, Amanda! I am trying to push through to f...Welcome, Amanda! I am trying to push through to finish up quite a few of them, in preparation to start the new year!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-27680313233211954752013-11-25T16:26:28.727-08:002013-11-25T16:26:28.727-08:00Thanks for stopping by my blog--I'm glad to ha...Thanks for stopping by my blog--I'm glad to have found yours that way. I find I have to limit myself to one or two books at a time or I tend to drop books by the wayside and never get through them. I do love the quote though.amanda @ simplerpastimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127945915013121105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-13999809833492931552013-11-21T09:03:28.455-08:002013-11-21T09:03:28.455-08:00Isn't it? Adler is great! And this reminds m...Isn't it? Adler is great! And this reminds me that I have to add his <i>How To Think About The Great Ideas: From the Great Books of Western Civilization</i> to my reading list!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-49883443818054090592013-11-21T08:58:52.490-08:002013-11-21T08:58:52.490-08:00Prior to two years ago, I used to read one book at...Prior to two years ago, I used to read one book at a time. I'd read quickly and go on to the next. However, choosing books was painful because I'd get so scattered due to the many books I want to read. When I joined Goodreads, I started to follow some of the groups and I found it focused my reading (the book is chosen and you follow the schedule) and it also slowed down my reading, because of the schedules. I found this a huge benefit because I was able to have time to ponder the sections I read, and I ended up getting much more out of the book. However, by slowing down it caused me to have more time, hence the decision to add more books.<br /><br />So, in essence, I try to follow my book group schedules with some books, occasionally I add in buddy reads, and very occasionally a book I personally decide to read. I don't really have a set schedule. Most of the scheduled books I get through because of the format. Others I read through more quickly and some I stall on and come back to later. For example, Cicero, Ovid, The Sayings of the Desert Fathers and the Underground History of American Education are stalled and I will come back to them when I have a slot of time. I used to get the books mixed up but, because I'm reading at a slower pace, it seems to ground my brain into the book more, and I don't usually have a problem unless I have two very similar books.<br /><br />This coming year I'd like to do more of what you do ……… slow it down even further and have time to take notes and answer the WEM questions. I have applied this method to about three books that I've read this year and really liked the results. I thought I would struggle with the questions but I found that I had more than enough to say! ;-)<br /><br />I'm really enjoying The History of the Ancient World. I have scheduled it over 10 months, so it doesn't seem overwhelming and I will actually get through it. However, I am finding that I need time to take notes, so that fact is slowing me down a little. Have you read it yet?Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-29277601586515785562013-11-21T05:56:46.925-08:002013-11-21T05:56:46.925-08:00Really great quote. :-)Really great quote. :-)Mabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14305895000321599622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-45471882090244244322013-11-21T05:45:39.636-08:002013-11-21T05:45:39.636-08:00I like that quote by Adler. I had never read it b...I like that quote by Adler. I had never read it before. <br /><br />So how do you read? A few pages of each book every day? A chapter a day? Do you focus on one book a day? I find that I can only focus on one or two books or else I start to mix up my characters and facts. But that's my brain.<br /><br />And tell me, how are you liking The History of the Ancient World?<br /><br />RuthAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com