How to comprehend hard books like Walden?

mintymojito
Sat, 25 Aug 2007 11:47:44 +0000

Walden is not that tough of a book to understand. Thoreau does a pretty decent job of making his points in it.

As for the novels of denser substance, such as Dostoevsky, Bronte, and James Joyce (although I would shocked if he was on any high school curriculum), don’t be ashamed to use companion guides like SparkNotes. That’s what they’re there for. Not all teachers like them though; don’t let them see.