tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post7063834511584506640..comments2024-03-18T17:49:52.065+08:00Comments on The Reading Life: The Literary Book Blog Hop Nov 3 to Nov 6Mel uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-48480846361402241192011-11-06T01:43:36.026+08:002011-11-06T01:43:36.026+08:00Hmmm...I'm not sure that I understand your pos...Hmmm...I'm not sure that I understand your position on the questions after reading your answer, but I did like reading it.As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-58443196990163222502011-11-05T22:20:42.538+08:002011-11-05T22:20:42.538+08:00What a great quote you chose, Mel. I like it a lot...What a great quote you chose, Mel. I like it a lot, though I don't know anything about Japanese literature. <br />As much as I try to read just for pleasure, I can't avoid analyzing the texts I read. It's a professional bias, unconsciously done. However, it doesn't diminish the pleasure.Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-69766732255806510502011-11-05T04:21:20.639+08:002011-11-05T04:21:20.639+08:00Hm. I think I generally form a stronger connectio...Hm. I think I generally form a stronger connection with a book (and especially its author) when I'm reading more analytically and especially as I learn more about context. Of course, there's a point where criticism breaks down the text (Semiotics?) and that would ruin it for me. I'm glad I don't do that. <br /><br />Really interesting quote. Thanks for participating in the hop!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16366906896853072205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-4803538662062024192011-11-04T12:58:56.440+08:002011-11-04T12:58:56.440+08:00If I spent most of the time while I was reading th...If I spent most of the time while I was reading the book thinking too much about it, I wouldn't be able to really into the book, without which I think you would miss a lot of the stuff you would like to be analysing. That's why I am a big fan of re-readingRebecca Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14144719070318640603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-34961544832360806362011-11-04T09:22:52.146+08:002011-11-04T09:22:52.146+08:00Unfortunately, I'm simply not smart enough to ...Unfortunately, I'm simply not smart enough to "...become one with..." the book or poem I happen to be reading without doing quite a lot of work first (even the Soseki quotation took me a while to get my arms around). I need the analysis and critical thinking, and sometimes a lot of it! ;-) Cheers! ChrisChristopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00428150254760548485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-35208188096539886882011-11-03T20:05:55.819+08:002011-11-03T20:05:55.819+08:00It sounds like you read by intuition. Literature a...It sounds like you read by intuition. Literature as art. :-)*ೃ༄ Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139487177036647728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-61426503690754756652011-11-03T19:57:16.602+08:002011-11-03T19:57:16.602+08:00By tearing works apart I'm assuming you mean o...By tearing works apart I'm assuming you mean over-analysing? Because, I would agree with that whole heartedly. I <i>do</i> feel that some people deconstruct a work so much that there is simply nothing left to enjoy. But again these are mostly academicians and their goal is actually quite different from a regular reader's goal, so I can't really comment much on that.Songhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09707280327803432082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-72961888197377218682011-11-03T17:00:17.957+08:002011-11-03T17:00:17.957+08:00Risa-I expanded my answer a bit based on your rema...Risa-I expanded my answer a bit based on your remarks so my answer to the question will be a bit less opaque-thanks as always for your comments and visitsMel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-58704699397778887142011-11-03T14:24:46.095+08:002011-11-03T14:24:46.095+08:00Hmmm...I'll have to disagree about analysis li...Hmmm...I'll have to disagree about analysis limiting one's reading experience, Mel. If anything, I think it broadens out our perspective. And it makes us understand that the same thing can be viewed in various ways depending on the reader's experience and knowledge as well. In fact, my answer involved the reader-response theory in a bit more detail.:)Songhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09707280327803432082noreply@blogger.com