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Ayesha Dhurue
Feb 25, 20242 min read
On Bookstores and Why I Don't Visit Them Anymore
Jorge Luis Borges once said, “I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” The sense of belongingness a reader...
Ayesha Dhurue
Feb 24, 20241 min read
How To Improve Your Reading Speed and Retention
If one of your reading goals is to increase your reading speed and retention, try this: Focus on your reading purpose or intent. This is...
Amreen Dhurue
Feb 23, 20242 min read
Overcoming the Fear of Reading Challenging Books
My biggest struggle as an avid reader: the daunting task of delving into intimidating books. To be more specific, back in the day, it was...
Ayesha Dhurue
Feb 22, 20241 min read
My Earliest Struggles As A Reader
Some of my earliest struggles as a reader were: Choosing what to read next. Transitioning from one book to another. Failing to recall...
Amreen Dhurue
Feb 22, 20241 min read
Coping with the Guilt of Unfinished Books
Feeling guilty because you didn’t finish a book you started. A thing I recently thought about because I started Virginia Woolf’s Orlando...
Amreen Dhurue
Feb 21, 20242 min read
Good Reader, Bad Reader
“Many artists…have two souls, two beings within them. There is God and the devil in them; the mother’s blood and the father’s; the...
Ayesha Dhurue
Feb 21, 20242 min read
When A Reader Becomes A Writer - A Reading Perspective
How does the act of writing and reading intersect? A Reading Perspective Even if I could find an answer to this question, the answer...
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