read something, anything else
341421
I regret purchasing this book.  I rarely post reviews, but I feel a duty to warn others not to spend money on this book.  I just finished reading it, and wondered why the author bothered writing it.  There is no plot, there is no resolution, the characters have vague troubles, the point of which no one knows.  The book's existence feels disrespectful to readers.  And I don't understand the accolades its received from critics.  Trust the reviews on Amazon over the professional reviews.
1132264
A few books to read over. Given a way that was right in the moment.
4021762
milk.
&.
honey.

just all so very good.

READ it.
2377273
I'm reading James Vescovi's new book, "Eat Now; Talk Later" and loving it. It's a carry anywhere, read anytime, enjoy, enjoy, enjoy book.  Be sure to read each story slowly - it's a small book and you don't want it to end too soon.
4225237
this was for a gift for someone that likes reading a lot
3268064
Always good to know what the order of reading material..and if u want to skip ahead to the end first then go back; might be fun. Make yourself the critic!!!
901856
The punch line of the book is very appealing: read what you want, not what others tell you to, and read at whim, don't care for rules. When the argument is developed throughout the book, we see that the approach of "reading at Whim" does involve some method, some rules, and that sometimes you should read what you don't want.

The complete advice goes like this: when you read for pleasure you should read slowly, with full attention, in silence and solitude, so that you can feel "raptness", maximizing the appreciation of the experience. Besides, you should use auto-knowledge to choose what to read, but you should not be satisfied with a too narrow taste: at times you should insist on reading a book  that you don't like at the moment, but that your "detached self" think is good, so that you can achieve "auto-conquest" and widen your taste.

I think this advice is really good. At some points I would have liked the author to develop a little more: e.g., on how to *learn* to suspend disbelief to improve imaginative experiences, or on what "put yourself in the way of events beyond your control" (which enables unpredictable tokens of auto-conquest) would mean for reading books.

I don't agree much with the case against the Adler-Van Doren model. The reasons the author gives for dismissing this model are very subjective and focus on the fact that they provide a list of recommended readings. I think recommendations are valuable, assuming that the reader will not blindly take them as assignments, but as mere suggestions. The recommendation list of Adler-Van Doren is only an Appendix of their book, and I quote them: "The list is not something to be gotten through in any amount of time. It is not a challenge that you can meet only by finishing every item on it".

In the end, the author of this book agrees to a large extent with Adler-Van Doren, not only on what he explicitly acknowledges. E.g., both insist that it is better to read well than to read widely, and they share most of the techniques for improving attention and understanding. The approaches are complementary: while one focus on reading for pleasure and the other focus on reading for understanding, there are large overlaps, with major agreements and only minor conflicts.
1910714
Unable to read with it.  That was the purpose. Kind of expensive for a non usable it!
1929165
It's not just the read, it will be the follow up that matters. We need to be doers of the weird, not just hearers.
1554080
Going to the play? Going to be in the play? You got to read the play.
1491921
Short is better than reading a longer book. Daily thoughts on a variety of subjects (not just money) guide one to a better view of it all.
2422209
Something fun or interesting to read every day.
3876731
Reading in progress... will have to update as I learn more
4773908
Increase your vocabulary & read a great book at the same time !
2304460
You can read.  Download apps. and go on the Internet it's great!!!
3169384
You can read through it or go to the specific section you need to know about. the author avoids getting too much into tech talk.
2399830
Time is our most valuable resource. With that in mind, reading other books would be a better use of it.