There is something that is a regular customer on the book purchase list and my most reliable helper, that is, "the book recommended in the book". Readers who have read new books should know that introductory books in each field will be accompanied by a list of references at the end. I will first look for books I am interested in here. Even when I see the expression "this is said in "××" written by writer OO" in the article, I will record the title of the book.
But there is one thing that makes people very annoying. You rarely buy books in references when you go to a bookstore. Even classical classics cannot be bought in the store, so it is better to confirm it online before going to the bookstore.
After experiencing many book search experiences, I can find more and more books I want to read in books. Moreover, these books I find in books are more interesting to read than those introduced in advertisements and book reviews. Because advertising is a publishing tool after all, and the primary purpose of book reviews is to publish it in the publication, both of which will be somewhat exaggerated.
Every media will recommend some books that suit their positioning in the serial number at weekly or monthly frequency, but this serial number is only bestselling books in a certain period or books that meet the theme of the media, rather than classic good books.
However, the number of books published by writers is limited every year, so the books they introduce in the books generally undergo many screenings in the hands of the authors, and they must be good books worth collecting. Taking the books you have read as the starting point to contact further research topics can trigger the process of continuous reading and promote the systemization of knowledge. This process of never ending reading is really precious.
In addition, there are books with guide titles such as "Reading Guide for OO" and will also introduce many useful books, which can be used more. If you just read a lot of recommendation lists, it may be a bit boring and you can't stick to reading. Here I recommend reading more reading essays. The introductions are neither long nor short, just suitable for reading.
I call this kind of book that can constantly lead me to other books "hub books". "Hunt" refers to the center of the wheel, and important transfer airports in the world are called " aviation hub ". Start looking for books based on this "hub book", and the scope of reading will continue to expand.
① Understand the publishing habits of newspapers:
At the end of this chapter, let me introduce in detail how to read book reviews.
In Japan, the content of book reviews will vary depending on the publishing unit. They are all under the responsibility of the Ministry of Culture and the book review committee composed of scholars, critics and writers. Book review committees of different media are composed of different members, and the selected books are naturally different.
So, among all kinds of book reviews, how can we find "books that make your antenna sensitive"?
There is a way to judge the editorial policy of the newspaper. For example, " Nikkei Shimbun " is an economic newspaper, so it will choose more economic and business books; "Sankei Shimbun" with strong traditional colors will focus on Pacific War and Japanese history; the principle of " Asahi Shimbun " or " Yomiuri Shimbun " is to take care of every field and pay attention to page balance.
If you feel that you can’t start with the style of the newspaper, you can also start with the commentator: find people with similar tastes to you among the members of the book review committee, and in the future, you will buy and publish the commentator’s articles in the future.
To determine whether your taste is similar to the reviewer, the best way is to find book reviews versions of various newspapers in the past few weeks. You can go to the newsstand to buy various mainstream newspapers and compare the differences between commentators. When you find a series of book reviews worth paying attention to according to your preferences, you will actively look forward to the newspapers every day.
Now make the book reviews you are interested in in newspapers or magazines into newspapers and post them in your notebook. During the process of clipping and rereading, you will naturally find more commenters with similar tastes to your own.
② Carefully study newspaper and magazine book reviews:
Read book reviews also have corresponding skills. First of all, reading book reviews should not be read as hastily as browsing advertisements. You should carefully study the content you are interested in several times.Paper media such as newspapers and magazines are easy to preserve, and one of the major benefits is that they can be "read carefully" infinitely.
I occasionally read book reviews on newspaper websites, but I really can't read them. A survey report pointed out that "online users will only stay on each page for a few seconds when browsing web pages." I am the same. When I browse online book reviews, I will skip reading unconsciously. When I thought of "Ah, I introduced this book today", I turned to the next page. It can be seen that the Internet is an environment that is not suitable for reading. On the contrary, paper media is suitable for spending time reading it slowly.
If I don’t have time to read at home, I will cut the page of the book review and take it away. In the next few days, use my free time to read it carefully, paste the content I am interested in in my notebook, draw the key lines and write good comments under the book reviews that are worth paying attention to.
After buying a good book, it is recommended to pick up your notebook and read the book review of this book again. This method can be used to compare the commentator's thoughts with his own past thoughts to help you think more about the content of the book. Book reviews can also help understand. Book reviews are articles for people who have never read a book, so they will first explain the summary of the book, and the content afterwards will be the commentator's thoughts. So as long as you understand the first half, you can sort out the main framework or story summary of the book.
Post the book review in your notebook and take it out and read it at any time, which can obtain information conveniently and quickly. If you use your notebook to study book reviews carefully like this, you will definitely find more books you want to read.
