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While it is a well-known fact that different reading strategies yield different results and serve different purposes, few are as complex and rewarding as deep reading. By choosing the right strategy for each reading session and knowing when to use deep reading and how to approach it properly, you can gain a completely different insight into reading as an activity. Even though deep reading is considered a somewhat complex technique, the results you will be able to enjoy definitely outweigh any of the possible drawbacks.
What is deep reading?
The deep reading definition varies significantly depending on who you ask. Some see it as a form of critical reading, meaning that they expect deep reading to mean focusing on every single word on the page, analyzing the meaning and the way the text is written. Understanding the deeper meaning of everything, exploring the techniques used by the writer, and dissecting the way each sentence is formed.
Others define deep reading as focusing more on the experience. For them, the importance of deep reading lies in the way the reader lives through the story he reads. Deep reading can be a form of meditation through which the reader becomes one with the story and the characters and basically experiences the entire reading material in the mind’s eye, exploring…
