This is an instruction in the art of reading as a means for discovery and the benefits therein. This book teaches you the art of reading overall. It also teaches you how to read specific types of books (e. G. Ayg is around 93%. That's fantastic, becau...  Read More

There is no better book that tackle the issue of active reading than this book. Elementary reading is the basic grammatical comprehension needed to read a book. Active reading is when you puzzle through your comprehension of what an author is trying t...  Read More

The book is horrendously long for the meager amount of advice it provides. It takes simple ideas and elaborates on them with analogies and other stories that detract from the information that is imparted. The tone the author takes in the book is one o...  Read More

The authors explain how a book is structured, but don't give much hints. At one point, the authors write that they hope that the reader has completed an elementary education! I was hoping for a simple handbook with some tips for scanning and retaining...  Read More

The return window is past which is unfortunate. Don't bother with this.

The method is outdated with the onset of the internet. A lot of the method consists of different types of marks and skipping around frequently. It is even more useless for people such as myself who use ebooks.

It's full of laborious metaphors and repetitive explanations. The rambling is constant and a detriment to the purpose of the book.