Nabokov's "Good Readers and Good Writers" Reaction

Overall I really enjoyed reading "Good Readers and Good Writers" by Vladimir Nabokov. He used the right amount of questions and details to make it interactive with the readers. My favorite part of the essay that allures the readers was when he quizzed us. He listed ten different statements on what a good reader should be to be a good reader. You had to choose four of them that you thought were correct and see if you were right in the next paragraph. Along with engaging the readers, he also encourages them. Nabokov reminds us to keep an open mind when it comes to reading books, especially for the first time. He tells us it is difficult to stay focused and not dread it and in the end it will be rewarding. This essay has an emotional reaction to me because I tend to dread on reading a book for school or even when adults recommend to read a book. For example, one time my mom told me I should read a book and I thought it sounded boring, so I dreaded reading it. As I read it, I became so in to it that I finished it in two days. In the end reading a book that was recommended may be rewarding.

Nabokov, Vladimir. "Good Readers and Good Writers." Lecture