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What is your definition of an accomplished reader?
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May 10, 2013 03:11AM
Can read. Can understand. Can feel.
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Naging bestseller naman sina Mitchell at Ishiguro... Bakit kaya?
nice topic. kung may diversity of genres ang bookshelf mo. i think hindi mattawag na accomplished yung puro classics lang ang nasa bookshelf same as kung puro YA lang laman. kailangan adventurous sya :)
hmmm...i think diversity doesn't matter, in every book we learn something; either it be love, forgiveness, words, creativity, morals, etc.. if we can understand it and be able to use it in real life, or if we are able to learn something, anything, from what we read, you are an accomplished reader....
Does it matter if one is an accomplished reader? Is it not enough to be plainly a reader?
It shouldn't, but the question makes it sound like it should. Like the number of nonfiction books (or poetry, or local works) one reads somehow equates to his/her superiority.
^I know! Parang may notion na kapag puro nonfiction or poetry or Filipiniana eh may sense of accomplishment. Eh siguro wala na lang basagan ng trip. Magulo lang akong kausap, haha.
Siguro kaya may notion na kapag Filipiniana, poetry or non-fiction eh mas may sense of accomplishment eh dahil parang hindi ganun kadami ang reader ng mga ganun. I must admit na may "wow" factor sa akin yung, but not limited to, mga nagbabasa ng ganun. However, one must remember that being a reader of those kinds does not make them superior. We are all readers, at the end of the day. :)
Naiimagine ko na sinasabi ni Aenna yan habang nakataas ang kilay! Taob si Nancy Binay!
^ May smiley na nga sa dulo, nakataas pa din kilay? :'((Itataob talaga si N. Binay, Risa Hontiveros ang peg ko eh. Chos.)
Hi! Let us not confuse accomplished reading from accomplished reader. In my opinion, being an accomplished reader is regardless of genre/genres, or number of books read.
I agree with Po's answers (message 5 & 6), mostly. A reader's accomplishment should not stop from reading alone, we should learn and apply the good things gleaned from them, and most of all encourage others into reading and share the things we've learned. We should never discourage others from reading their preferences, or look down on other who we think have read less. Let us not brag our accomplishments. Who's to say we are accomplished or not anyways?
I've met this person who read nothing but Manga, and it amazed me how much she knows about things that never even occurred to me. To make it short, I ended up learning a lot from her instead.
I also love it when people read my recommendations and enjoyed them. Not because it made me feel accomplished. On the contrary, I believe those people as accomplished readers, and the fact that they read and enjoyed my recommendations felt great.
*ang haba na naman ng daldal ko, sorry* :)
i agree with Ms. L. When we read, we try look beyond the lines of the books. Looking deeper for more clues; and understanding why one book was written. I also agree with Po's mgs (5 and 6). As a reader of romance books, some people finds it it's hard to separate the happenings in that particular book because, the LOVE is always there, but to me it's not hard...Each love story would reveal a different plot, different perspectives, and different behavior. Each love story varies from one another, it does not stick to: they saw, they love and they married. It deals with life of people and how they deal with the comings and goings. Love doesn't involve just two people, it involves and it affects the people around them.
Oh we can say the main characters are in that state, but what about the people around them? Do they feel their happiness, or do they feel jealous?
i have read hundreds of romance books, the new ones lang ha. And I’m happy to say that each book that I read, varies. The genera would be the same, but the content is different.
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I have yet to read the classical romance books, so far I haven’t have the time to buy those books. Maybe one of these days, I will…
Great thread K.D.!!
Angus wrote: "Does it matter if one is an accomplished reader? Is it not enough to be plainly a reader?"No, sa palagay ko hindi sapat yung nagbabasa lang at mambabasa lang.
Katulad ng mga manunulat
May mga rason kung bakit sila lumilikha ng obra at patuloy na lumilikha. Hindi lang nagsusulat para may bumasa at mabasa.
Tulad kong mambabasa may mga rason din ako kung bakit at patuloy akong nagbabasa. Hindi lang dahil napupukaw ako sa tema, nakakarelate o nakakatagpo ng kasiyahan dito. Dynamiko para sakin ang pagbabasa, napag-iisip ako nito sa maraming bagay, nakapagsusuri, at nakapagtatanong at higit sa lahat napapakilos ako ng pagbabasa at sa marami ding dahilan.
Magandang araw!
1. Someone who has read a lot, but more importantly, someone who has a diverse reading scope: someone who reads from classics to young adults to science fiction, mystery, thriller, crime novels, fantasy, high fantasy, etc.2. Someone who doesn't care what others think about a certain book, but maintains his/her opinion regardless of what others say about it.
3. Someone who doesn't judge a book, and gives every title a chance (even if everyone says it sucks). No prejudice.
4. Someone who doesn't bash others for liking a bad book, but instead respects him/her for her taste. If he/she must argue, then he/she does so constructively.
5. Someone who truly reads for passion, and for the simple reason that you love reading.
