Reading for Literature

lolcats4
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:51:54 +0000

I just took the Lit test. You are either:

a) A prolific reader already, in which case you need to focus on practice tests and not worry about reading literature

b) not a prolific reader, in which case don’t bother trying to pick it up now and don’t take the SAT Lit, unless you’re planning on taking it 1-2 years from now.

The point I’m trying to make is that being a good reader is a base requirement for Lit, and it has to be “instinct” so to speak. But there is little point in reading for the SAT Lit - I haven’t read much decent literature in the last 2 years because I haven’t had time (maybe like 1 book in the last 2-3 years) and I believe I aced the test because I took 15 practice tests. Good luck :)