Regular reading doesn’t just help with your critical thinking, but it also improves your brain function. Consider what happens when you work a muscle every day. That muscle grows and becomes much stronger than before. Reading books works much the same way for your mind. Consider how many people today are affected with diseases of the mind. Working your brain will make you less likely to get such diseases. Reading doesn’t just help with your critical thinking, but it also improves your brain function.
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Regular reading doesn’t just help with your critical thinking, but it also improves your brain function. Consider what happens when you work a muscle every day. That muscle grows and becomes much stronger than before. Reading books works much the same way for your mind. Consider how many people today are affected with diseases of the mind. Working your brain will make you less likely to get such diseases. Reading doesn’t just help with your critical thinking, but it also improves your brain function.
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This was a tiring year for me, but somehow I managed to read some good books (and lots of bad ones 😅)…
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This was a tiring year for me, but somehow I managed to read some good books (and lots of bad ones 😅)…
Reading Prompt: A book set in a different century - "Tess of d'Urbervilles: a Pure Woman Faithfully Presented" by Thomas Hardy
I would decribe it as The Anti-Manifesto of the Victorian era and double standards.
Why it's worth reading:
✓Hardy is a master of suspense
✓ Juxtaposition of "fallen" woman and pure woman
✓ The book was considered scandalized at the time of its publication
✓ Irony as a primary literary device
✓ Awesome metaphors (for ex., Tess acts like clockwork every time she is harrassed)
Why you might want to put it aside:
✓ Some of the protagonist actions look a bit annoying and illogical for the 21st century reader
✓ Ugly male characters: both Angel and Alec contributed to the tragedy at the end
✓ Descriptions of the country life might seem boring. For those who don't want to waste time on them, I would recommend 1979 movie.
8 out of 10 for the book in general. 10 out of 10 for the prot and style👍
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Reading Prompt: A book set in a different century - "Tess of d'Urbervilles: a Pure Woman Faithfully Presented" by Thomas Hardy
I would decribe it as The Anti-Manifesto of the Victorian era and double standards.
Why it's worth reading:
✓Hardy is a master of suspense
✓ Juxtaposition of "fallen" woman and pure woman
✓ The book was considered scandalized at the time of its publication
✓ Irony as a primary literary device
✓ Awesome metaphors (for ex., Tess acts like clockwork every time she is harrassed)
Why you might want to put it aside:
✓ Some of the protagonist actions look a bit annoying and illogical for the 21st century reader
✓ Ugly male characters: both Angel and Alec contributed to the tragedy at the end
✓ Descriptions of the country life might seem boring. For those who don't want to waste time on them, I would recommend 1979 movie.
8 out of 10 for the book in general. 10 out of 10 for the prot and style👍
" كيف لنا أن نعلم سبيلاً للسعادة و الطمأنينة و نُصِر على أن نغفله ؟! "
#change #comfortzone #read #pray
" كيف لنا أن نعلم سبيلاً للسعادة و الطمأنينة و نُصِر على أن نغفله ؟! "
Reading Prompt: Unreliable narrator
Just finished "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier and you know what? I'm stunned!
Five things I like about it:
1. Unreliable narrator. A relatively rare literary device that personally I met only in Nabokov's "Lolita".
2. Suspense. It builds slowly with little details and events adding up to a bigger picture until the climax hits.
3. Eerie atmosphere. I'm not a big fan of wordy countryside descriptions, but even I was moved.
4. Symbolism. Symbols are everywhere! Manderly, a cupid, a dress, rhododendrons, a boat - sometimes I needed to pause for a moment to get a grasp on all of them.
5. Ghostly narrator. The first book in my bookworm career that describes a house haunted by memory. The protagonist is actually much more of a ghost herself than a supposed "evil" spirit.
Things that might make you think twice before you decide to add this book in your TBR list:
1. Slow start. I literally fell asleep before I made it through the first chapters. But it was certainly worth it.
2. Annoying characters. The protagonist's logic made me question her sanity from time to time, but remember not to trust her.
3.Sexist comments of Maxim de Winter. This character does not evoke sympathy. At all. I hope Daphne du Maurier created this horrible figure deliberately.
8/10. A decent read that is worth creating a post about :)
#books #gothicnovel #prompts
Reading Prompt: Unreliable narrator
Just finished "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier and you know what? I'm stunned!
Five things I like about it:
1. Unreliable narrator. A relatively rare literary device that personally I met only in Nabokov's "Lolita".
2. Suspense. It builds slowly with little details and events adding up to a bigger picture until the climax hits.
3. Eerie atmosphere. I'm not a big fan of wordy countryside descriptions, but even I was moved.
4. Symbolism. Symbols are everywhere! Manderly, a cupid, a dress, rhododendrons, a boat - sometimes I needed to pause for a moment to get a grasp on all of them.
5. Ghostly narrator. The first book in my bookworm career that describes a house haunted by memory. The protagonist is actually much more of a ghost herself than a supposed "evil" spirit.
Things that might make you think twice before you decide to add this book in your TBR list:
1. Slow start. I literally fell asleep before I made it through the first chapters. But it was certainly worth it.
2. Annoying characters. The protagonist's logic made me question her sanity from time to time, but remember not to trust her.
3.Sexist comments of Maxim de Winter. This character does not evoke sympathy. At all. I hope Daphne du Maurier created this horrible figure deliberately.
8/10. A decent read that is worth creating a post about :)
New book recommendation: Propaganda (1928) by Edward Bernays. The book explores the structure of systems that control the public mind and public opinion, and examines how propaganda affects all political and social practices.
#education #books #socialscience
New book recommendation: Propaganda (1928) by Edward Bernays. The book explores the structure of systems that control the public mind and public opinion, and examines how propaganda affects all political and social practices.
Infographics can be a great tool to improve reading skills.
#education #reading #infographics
Infographics can be a great tool to improve reading skills.
I'll definitely read more than 36 books this year, but I'm ending this challenge. Actually, I'm done with all "number challenges". Maybe they work for some people, but to me they just make pressure, turn everything into the chore and take away all the joy and beauty of reading/watching/listening and really enjoying it.
And this goes for many things - everything became just a number and I realized people read a lot of crap just to fulfill the "task" and I don't even know why I am doing this in the first place. I'd rather enjoy one book per month and embrace slow and easy approach to reading/life. That's also a good way to be more mindful, attentive and to pick books/movies more carefully, not just to consume everything that's served for me.
There is hyperproduction everywhere and we are swamped with all kinds of books, movies, series, music and every other kind of content. The problem is - there is so little quality in all that, it's more about quantity. I choose to be more aware of my choices and to embrace JOMO.
So, no more "counting" for me. 😉 Good luck with your challenges, guys. 🍀🧡
#bookchallenge #reading
I'll definitely read more than 36 books this year, but I'm ending this challenge. Actually, I'm done with all "number challenges". Maybe they work for some people, but to me they just make pressure, turn everything into the chore and take away all the joy and beauty of reading/watching/listening and really enjoying it.
And this goes for many things - everything became just a number and I realized people read a lot of crap just to fulfill the "task" and I don't even know why I am doing this in the first place. I'd rather enjoy one book per month and embrace slow and easy approach to reading/life. That's also a good way to be more mindful, attentive and to pick books/movies more carefully, not just to consume everything that's served for me.
There is hyperproduction everywhere and we are swamped with all kinds of books, movies, series, music and every other kind of content. The problem is - there is so little quality in all that, it's more about quantity. I choose to be more aware of my choices and to embrace JOMO.
So, no more "counting" for me. 😉 Good luck with your challenges, guys. 🍀🧡
Challenge achieved! 👍 Some of the books I read. 📚
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Challenge achieved! 👍 Some of the books I read. 📚
- Finished: "A Ciranda das mulheres sábias", by Clarissa Pinkola Estés ✔
- Still reading - "Em busca de respostas", by Zibia Gasparetto 📚📚📚
- Next one - "Você fica tão sozinho às vezes que faz sentido", by Charles Bukowski ⏩
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- Finished: "A Ciranda das mulheres sábias", by Clarissa Pinkola Estés ✔
- Still reading - "Em busca de respostas", by Zibia Gasparetto 📚📚📚
- Next one - "Você fica tão sozinho às vezes que faz sentido", by Charles Bukowski ⏩