If you don't read for plot, what should you read for?
prose, themes, etc
mostly prose tho
Prose>Themes>Impressing /lit/>Plot
>>7535932
pleb
>reading for plot
normal
>reading for characters
pseudo-patrician
>reading for prose
patrician
>reading for themes
real literary critics and other genuinely intelligent and sensitive readers
>realizing good authors use all of the above to work together in order to create an impressive and emotionally resonant work of art
how do I learn what is and isn't good prose? I'm not an Arts Major.
>>7535991
>>realizing good authors use all of the above to work together in order to create an impressive and emotionally resonant work of art
this is the real pseudo-patrician btw
At first I would read because doing so would make me feel smart. Now I read because the activity helps me turn off my internal dialogue; in other words, it liberates me from the burden of thinking and gives meaning to my existence.
>>7536018
just read a lot and you'll be able to tell
>>7536018
You'll know it when you see it
>>7536018
It just means it sounds good when read aloud. It should also actually have meaning to it other than random words that sounds nice, and it should also have a style that suits the emotions of the story and characters (and if it doesn't, then its irony should be meaningful).
>>7536075
>It just means it sounds good when read aloud.
no it doesn't.
>>7536114
>Would reading reviews be a good way to understand prose better?
no
>>7536121
Guess I'll just hope I understand it after a few books. Currently have read 1984 and Metro 2033, powering through Brave New World now. Then I'm going to try the Brothers Karamazov.
How do you read 'for prose' how did your lit profs describe this?
how do you read for theme? you just identity themes and make note ofthe commentary surrounding that them?
