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Originally Posted by NYCSPITZ
Oatmeal is smart but I would avoid sparknotes so that you can think for yourself. Try to come to terms with the author based on your experience and write down any foreign looking words that you'd like in your arsenal on a piece of paper and look them up if you can't derive meaning from context.
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for a book you enjoy reading, yes. For a book you are struggling to get through but are assigned to do so, no. Otherwise, it'll be difficult for you to construct any meaningful insight on what's happening.