Help me get through a hard book without reading it for me.

What to know before each section and honest questions after it, with the reading left to you.


When to use
When you want to finish a difficult book yourself and keep stalling at the same chapter.
Time
10 min

The prompt

I’m reading and finding it hard going. I’m about to start . Don’t give me a summary I could read in place of the book. Before I read, give me three things: what I need to know going in, in under 100 words; two questions to keep in mind as I read; and any terms this part leans on. Don’t give away what comes later. Then wait. When I come back, ask what I made of it before you say anything, then tell me what I caught, what I missed and what’s worth rereading. If you don’t know this book or this part well, say so plainly and work from what I tell you or paste in, instead of guessing at what it says.

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