The Art of Engaged Reading
Think of this as your reading glow up! These books will teach you to slow down, look closer, and find what authors are hiding underneath a great sentence. The goal isn't to ace an exam - it's to get more out of every book you read, feel more confident in the forums or at book club, and learn to trust your instincts as a reader. One rule: Start with the book that excites you the most, not the one that sounds the most impressive. Your future self, thriving in the forums, will thank you!!
created by acidicchaos
last updated August, 2026
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Once you've got some tools in your reading tool belt, hop on over to The Art of Engaged Reading: Fiction Companion to put them to work and start reaping the benefits!!
I would LOVE for a non-fiction companion list to exist someday - but I'm NOT the right person to make that one happen!! If you are that person, you not only have my full blessing, you have my endless gratitude!!
I feel like Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie would be a really good additionđ
Oooh!! Okay, adding to my TBR to check it out!!
This is so cool!
Thank you! I've been stock piling books for my engaged reading "Personal Curriculum" so I figured I would share with the class!
What a neat idea! I've been wanting to start to engage more critically with texts to better form my own thoughts while I read.
Same!! I only really started trying to do it in a "structured" way in the last year, but I already find reading so much more fun! So I'm excited to see what happens when I learn more about it!
Love this! Thanks for taking the time to make such a neat resource đŤś
Thank you so much!
Love this list! I immediately bookmarked it.
Yay!! I hope you find it helpful!
As someone who hasnât read since secondary school and is getting back into reading, i really appreciate this list!! Iâm trying to get back into it and not just read passively but improve upon my analytical skills too
Oh yay!! I hope you find some of these books helpful!!! I can't wait to see your thoughts in the forums!!
