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HOW TO READ A BOOK YOUR FRIEND WROTE

Reading, is hard. The temptation to be critical crunches against the desire to enjoy pretty fitfully at times.

Especially when your friend wrote the book.

So when you're reading a book it's crucial to find your groove, to settle into that place where the author lives, to give a lot of ground. Look up every two pages or so and take a breath. How ya doin'? Ok, start again. What's happening here? How real is what you're seeing? Does it match up with your idea of the person writing it? If you're a good reader you can hang in there and go on a little trip to book-land, while not losing your perspective. That's how you know you're doing it right.

Now that I've got that straight, I'm going to read some more of the book my friend wrote.

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