reading
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Tips For Beginning Your Reading Journey
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Reading outside of school has not only given me a great pastime away from screens, but has also shaped my personality, perspectives, and future. It has led me to my career path, and has uncovered my passion for writing, languages, and literature. Through reading, I have become the person that I am today—and it could…
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Comics: Storytelling without compromise
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I love reading comics. Complex, colourful, and entertaining, they’re an ideal way to spend an afternoon. From superheroes trying to prevent doomsday to thoughtful memoirs, there’s a comic out there for everyone. In Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art, Scott McCloud defines comics as “Juxtaposed pictorial and other images in deliberate sequence, intended to convey information…
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If you hate reading, this is for you
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Reading isn’t for everyone. However, even those who don’t enjoy reading must concede that some of the best movies only became acclaimed due to the original novels. Here are some of the best movie adaptations that will feel the same as reading the novels. If you want some classic literature, Little Women is an excellent…
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Battle of the books: the physical versus the digital
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Gone are the days of lugging around your thick textbooks and heavy novels: Audiobooks and eBooks are here to help, with all the convenience that the digital age has to offer. While the demand for physical books has slowly been decreasing over the past decade, the demand for digital forms of reading has skyrocketed, and…
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How to make reading enjoyable again
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Most students, especially those in disciplines that require an extensive amount of reading, have not made their way to those disciplines by accident. There was a time when these avid readers would read solely for enjoyment. And then high school came along and mandated that they read a few books. But now, in university, it…
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A review of Frederick Backman’s “Anxious People”
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“This is a story about a lot of things, but mostly about idiots,” Swedish author Fredrik Backman divulges to his readers on the opening page of his new novel Anxious People. This is a story about a bank robbery, a hostage drama, marital distress, heart wrenching family division and of course, idiots. The majority of…
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Are university libraries necessary in our digitally motivated world?
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During my first year of university — back when the world was COVID-19 free — I frequently went to the library on campus to study or find books for my projects and assignments. I would check out physical copies of books and bring them back to my dorm room to find information on my topic. …
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Laurier library launches “Books to Go” contactless, multi-campus print material delivery service for staff, students and faculty
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In July 2020, the Wilfrid Laurier University library launched a new and innovative “Books to Go” service to allow students, staff and faculty to access print materials and books via a contactless delivery at predetermined pick-up locations within the Waterloo, Brantford and Kitchener campuses. Books to Go, which was launched on July 23 as a result of…
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A winter reading list to get you through the holiday break
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With winter break being only a few weeks away, you might begin to wonder what you’re going to do with all your free time. Sure, you could get started on your readings for next semester like the diligent student you are, or you could read a book that isn’t assigned by your professor. If the…
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Best reads of 2016
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Do Not Say We Have Nothing Madeline Thien This book, written by Madeline Thien, is the winner of the 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize and was the finalist for the 2016 Man Booker Prize. Needless to say, it did not disappoint. In the book, the two main characters, Marie and Ai-Ming, shows us the lives of…
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