An average reader reads for an experience. It’s all about identifying with the characters, enjoying the plot’s twists and turns, making moral judgments, and emotionally investing in the text. That’s a passive, unconscious process, guided by the author’s intentions and your natural impulses. Expert reading is different. As a competent reader, you know what you’re doing while reading. You need to deconstruct and demystify the content, identify literary devices and techniques, and expose the inten
