Japanese scholar Takashi Saito's Deep Reading is a book that teaches people how to read in the information age. Although this book can be positioned as a practical book, it is a bit sloppy after reading it through.

The author's book is mixed with many personal feelings and experiences, and the language is sometimes serious and sometimes literary and emotional.

I'm afraid this is normal in prose or novels, but it seems a bit strange to read in argumentative essays.

Before reading this book, I had high expectations for it. But after reading it for the first time, I found that the contents in the book can't be said to be useless and have no guiding significance, but in general, there are still some moisture, many problems have been touched, and the discussion and argumentation are also casual, not in-depth and not rigorous. Of course, this is probably related to the Japanese habit of using words. Many languages are ambiguous, ambiguous and even full of "metaphysics".

Generally speaking, the author's point of view is relatively clear, but in the process of discussing the point of view, there are logical problems in some places and insufficient analysis in some places.

The book consists of five chapters, most of which emphasize the importance and significance of reading. Some chapters in the back are about what books to read and how to read them. The logical relationship is somewhat scattered, uneven and not very systematic.

The author only put forward some specific practices in practice, and did not further summarize and rise to a rational height. However, this book also has its advantages, that is, it is more in line with the status quo, talking about e-books and social networks, and being close to reality.

The main contents of this book can be summarized into three aspects:

First, why do you want to study?

The author thinks that reading is of great significance to human development, national prosperity and the improvement of the spirit of the times. Microscopically, it can help individuals deepen their thinking, sublimate their spirit, broaden their horizons, learn knowledge, absorb positive energy and eliminate negative energy.

Second, what books to read.

Only by choosing "high quality" books can the above functions be realized.

The author thinks that we can use book review, newspaper planning, online bookstore evaluation, tag reading, stronghold reading and other ways to find high-quality books; We can learn from the sages by reading classic documents, autobiographies, biographies, quotations and contemporary classics, constantly improve and deepen our thoughts and enrich our experiences. This part is a bit scattered and distributed in several chapters of the book.

Third, how to study effectively.

This part mainly focuses on the last part of the book, with more arguments and less discussion. Mainly includes: First, stimulate your reading interest in various ways; Then take reading notes, ask questions while reading, extrapolate, read aloud and listen to audio books, strive to enrich the collection, choose the right speed, skip reading, use fragmented time to read, and so on; Finally, it is said that we should consolidate and deepen the effect of reading by telling others books, holding reading meetings, surveying and mapping exchanges, and turn the contents of books into our own flesh and blood by changing reading, integrating our own experiences and positive evaluation.

Takashi Saito, the author, also expounded such a viewpoint in the book Deep Reading.

In today's flood of information, the unique way of thinking is particularly important. If you want to be creative, you need to have an independent and in-depth way of thinking, and at the same time you need to input a lot of knowledge, which is like flowing water from the source to keep your thinking clear.

Keeping reading is a good way to keep typing.

In the book, the author not only expounds the meaning and power of "reading" fundamentally, but also gives the reading skills of how to choose and read good books, which is a very symptomatic and effective prescription for readers who are ready to start reading.