I am both a fast and a slow reader. Here’s what I mean: When I read a book for the first time, I usually speed-read because I don’t yet know whether or not this book will be worth my time.Fellowship of the Inklings is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
Yes to slow reading! I wrote a similar post last month (even with the same Yiyun Li quote!) what a coincidence. Currently doing a year long slow read of War and Peace. And next year taking people on a journey with Wolf Hall, one of my favourite books. Ishiguro is another great candidate for a slow read – I've read and loved all his books, and want to return to them at some point.
I love that!! Not to be dramatic, but Yiyun Li's interview was life-changing. I've never read either of the books you're going through, but I'm interested in joining you for at least one of them!
For all of the slow readers out there, I'm looking for a group doing a slow read of a few doorstoppers I've had sitting around but can't work up the motivation to dive into by myself: Roberto Bolano's 2666, David Wallace's Infinite Jest, and Elena Ferrante's trilogy. It seems like most group reading projects on Substack are of older classics. If anyone can point me in a promising direction, I'd appreciate it.
This article is so well structured and so interesting, it makes me want to gobble your brain up so I can manage the same brilliance
Yes to slow reading! I wrote a similar post last month (even with the same Yiyun Li quote!) what a coincidence. Currently doing a year long slow read of War and Peace. And next year taking people on a journey with Wolf Hall, one of my favourite books. Ishiguro is another great candidate for a slow read – I've read and loved all his books, and want to return to them at some point.
I love that!! Not to be dramatic, but Yiyun Li's interview was life-changing. I've never read either of the books you're going through, but I'm interested in joining you for at least one of them!
Slow reading can be life changing I'm sure of it. I do hope you can hop along for one of them, War and Peace is an especially transformative book!
War and Peace has been on my radar for so long. Maybe this is the time to finally get into it!
For all of the slow readers out there, I'm looking for a group doing a slow read of a few doorstoppers I've had sitting around but can't work up the motivation to dive into by myself: Roberto Bolano's 2666, David Wallace's Infinite Jest, and Elena Ferrante's trilogy. It seems like most group reading projects on Substack are of older classics. If anyone can point me in a promising direction, I'd appreciate it.
I am blessed with the ability to only read slowly.