Nabakov says clearly in the article that he believes for a person to be a good writer they need to have imagination, memory, a dictionary and some artistic sense. I agree completely with this. Those are the four basic things a person needs to be a good reader. Before I read this article I think I thought of the word "good" in the phrase "good reader" much differently. I always thought of myself as a bad reader because I feel that I read very slow. After I read this article I realized that just because I may not read as fast as some other adults doesn't mean that I'm not a good reader. I'm not the only one that defined a good reader in this way because when I googled "being a good reader" this was the first thing on the list, http://www.education.com/reference/article/secret-becoming-good-reader/. Now I know there are just two different ways to define a good reader but in the sense that Nabokov is talking about I think I'm alright. I have a great imagination, I have a dictionary and I do believe I have a lot of artistic sense. Now as far as memory goes I may be lacking slightly in that department but I think it will do. When I read the part in the article that said the worst thing a reader can do is identify with a character it offended me a little because I think it can be really fun to identify with a character but then I started thinking about some of my favorite books. One book in particular came to mind and I realized in no way did I identify with the character in the book. What I did remember was how vividly I imagined the world in the book. I had faces for each character and as I read it was like there was a movie playing in my head. I LOVE to read books that make me feel that way, if a book doesn't make me develop a home theater in my head, I usually don't finish it.
I think the most important trait of a good reader though is imagination.
Ok so I made a WONDERFUL video, two actually, and neither of them will work. So I guess until I can figure this out there will be no video. Anyway, my name is Molly and I'm attending YC for an AAS in Agriculture Technology Management. I hope to one day own my own business but right now I'm unsure what that business is going to be. Maybe an organic farm...but maybe not. My partner Chris and I have an 18 month old daughter named Zoey and right now I'm a stay-at-home mama. I like to do stuff outdoors like hike and camp. I am also taking belly dancing lessons with a local troupe. I also enjoy sewing and painting. I am looking forward to this class, now I just have to get this blogging stuff down!
