Should a book contain words that are challenging to readers?
- Dr frankenstein
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Re: Should a book contain words that are challenging to read
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- BethStavros
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For children? Absolutely. I remember hoarding big words like a dragon when I was a kid. There was something thrilling to it. But then, I spoke with my sister, and she said she so often wanted to escape into books, but found herslef getting torn out of them time and again when she had to get out the dictionary and look up a word. So, I guess the follow-up question is, at what point does the use of challenging words become alienating to the reader?
PS: THANK YOU, KINDLE, FOR THE DICTIONARY FEATURE! It's just may be my favorite thing about that device.
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I also think that for adults, it is important to present new terms in an exciting or entertaining way so as not to make it boring.
Once, I've read a supposedly romance novel full of medical terms. I felt like I was reading through a textbook instead of a novel.
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I can understand where children could feel intimidated seeing a word they are unfamiliar with. I would hope that they would have an adult they could ask or a reference at hand.
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