Anybody read the autobiography Malcolm X

NYCSPITZ · 06-03-2013, 11:18 AM

Yes I've read it. It was cool, he was a G smoking mad bud and his IQ skyrocketed after he started reading every day in prison (he was barely literate when he entered).

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.

The holy grail of learning how to read = How to Read a book by Mortimer Adler. Totally worth reading, I've only peeped a bit of it but lots of good info there.

06-03-2013, 11:18 AM	#16
NYCSPITZ SYRACUSE Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 4,031 Battle Record: 31-37 Champed - Write Night II - Alias Topical Tournament Rep Power: 4743547	Yes I've read it. It was cool, he was a G smoking mad bud and his IQ skyrocketed after he started reading every day in prison (he was barely literate when he entered). 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. The holy grail of learning how to read = How to Read a book by Mortimer Adler. Totally worth reading, I've only peeped a bit of it but lots of good info there.