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Reading for a book discussion differs from reading purely for pleasure.
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Here are things to do and think about as you read:
*Make notes and mark pages as you go. This may slow your reading, but saves time searching for important passages later.
*Ask tough questions of yourself and the book.
These can promote in-depth conversations with your group and make the book more meaningful.
*Analyze themes. Consider the premise with which the author started.
*Get to know characters. Consider their faults and motives and what it would be like to interact with them.
*Notice the book's structure. Are chapters prefaced by quotes? How many narrators tell the story?
*Is the book written in flashbacks? Does the order the author chose make sense to you?
*Compare to other books and authors. Themes often run through an author's work.
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