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In reply to the discussion: Try this? When you finish a book [View all]

hermetic

(8,855 posts)
2. I do that, too
Sat Nov 21, 2020, 12:44 PM
Nov 2020

With a lot of books. Sometimes, though, one will really stay with me. Shirley Jackson's books were good that way.

I think writing your own summary is a great idea. I keep a list of titles now but once in a while have to look them up to refresh my memory of the plot.

I plan to try doing what this article suggests, just to see if it makes any sort of difference for me. It's like the most challenging thing suggested to me in months so I might as well. If ya know what I mean...

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I have a frustrating problem cilla4progress Nov 2020 #1
I do that, too hermetic Nov 2020 #2
Same here, but birdographer Dec 2020 #17
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Wow - cilla4progress Dec 2020 #21
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Done! SheltieLover Jan 2021 #30
Wonderful article! MontanaMama Nov 2020 #3
Hi! hermetic Nov 2020 #7
there's also a new movie about Shirley Jackson NJCher Nov 2020 #14
Oh cool! hermetic Nov 2020 #16
Great idea MyMission Nov 2020 #4
I often reread my favorite books Oldem Dec 2020 #18
Yes, this sounds like a fun practice! cilla4progress Nov 2020 #5
I found it in PDF form hermetic Nov 2020 #8
when I did my fall literature syllabi NJCher Nov 2020 #15
Interesting dweller Nov 2020 #6
Love Garp! hermetic Nov 2020 #9
Irving once said in an interview dweller Nov 2020 #10
Only takes a minute and you have already invested much more time in the book. keithbvadu2 Nov 2020 #11
Exactly hermetic Nov 2020 #12
Big John Irving fan here, too! cilla4progress Nov 2020 #13
An assignment in a creative writing class I once took was to share the opening paragraph PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2020 #22
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