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Reading a book is like re-writing it for yourself. You bring to a novel, anything you read, all your experience of the w
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"Reading a book is like re-writing it for yourself. You bring to a novel, anything you read, all your experience of the world. You bring your history and you read it in your own terms"

- Angela Carter

About this Quote

In this quote, author Angela Carter is highlighting the individual and subjective experience of checking out a book. She compares checking out to the act of rewording, recommending that each reader brings their own distinct viewpoint and analysis to the text. This is due to the fact that we all have various life experiences and backgrounds that shape how we understand and relate to what we read. Carter also highlights the significance of personal history in the act of reading, as we bring our own individual past experiences and knowledge to the story. Ultimately, this quote highlights the concept that reading is a deeply individual and transformative experience, as we make the story our own through our own lens.

About the Author

Angela Carter This quote is written / told by Angela Carter between May 7, 1940 and February 16, 1992. She was a famous Novelist from England. The author also have 31 other quotes.

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