How to Read Books When You Have ADHD

Re:How to Read Books When You Have ADHD by yigitcakar on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @09:53AM (#26807075)

Sadly, publishing world is guilty of turning popular blog post series into books because the bloggers have a platform to promote. Then the bloggers turn each paragraph in their famous blog post into chapters in their book. You can understand that kind of books by reading the first few paragraphs of each chapter. As an example, Jordan Peterson's 12 Rules for Life comes to my mind. I think he turned a Quora answer to a book for that one.

I love books that make me think along, and take me a lot of time to finish. James N. Frey's How to write a damn good novel is my example for that kind of book.

I would love to hear the books you have studied thoroughly.

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Re:How to Read Books When You Have ADHD by teekert on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @10:51AM (#26807901)

Studied is a big word but (on the fiction side) most things by Greg Egan keep me reading with ease. Also Harry Potter :). But also the Commonwealth Saga 1 and 2 by Peter F. Hamilton, the 3 books after that I never finished. Dune kept me going for 5 books until I stopped. On the non-fiction side, Richard Dawkins is a good writer.

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Re:How to Read Books When You Have ADHD by yigitcakar on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @04:11PM (#26812395)

Thanks for the recommendations, I will definitely check Greg Egan, never heard of him. I agree with the rest :)

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