o poder da leitura lenta

“Eu quero saborear cada palavra”

a alegria de ler devagar

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criado em: 14:08 2023-01-15

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O artigo é sobre o poder da leitura lenta, em vez de rápida. Yiyun Li, autora chinesa e professora de redação criativa da Universidade de Princeton, incentiva seus alunos a ler a um ritmo mais lento de três páginas por hora, ao invés de 100 páginas por hora. Li acredita que a leitura lenta permite saborear o livro, e viver no mundo do livro por um período de tempo mais longo. O autor do artigo, que se descreve como um leitor impaciente , decide tentar ler a um ritmo mais lento e descobre que isso lhe permite apreciar os livros mais completamente, e ver as conexões entre os diferentes livros que está lendo ao mesmo tempo.

‘I want to savour every word’: the joy of reading slowly

People often boast about how many books they've read and how quickly they've read them, but there is power in reading slowly.
Chinese-American author Yiyun Li advises her students to read at a slow pace, even if they are re-reading a familiar text, as it allows them to savor the book and live in its world.
Other authors, such as Elizabeth Strout, also prefer to read slowly to fully appreciate the sound of the sentences and to savor every word.
The author of the article tries to follow Li's advice by reading multiple books at a slower pace, spending around 10 pages a day on each title.
This approach allows the author to dwell longer in the books and to appreciate how they seem to talk to each other, even if they are different in genre or style.
While some books may be more challenging to process or not to the reader's liking, the experience of taking one's time with them feels liberating and provides permission to tackle books that one has meant to read for years.
The author has slowed down to Li's pace and has read 85 books in the year so far.