Manguel Part Uno

I can appreciate Manguel's overall point here: Trying to make a topic that sounds unbearable bearable, but in the midst of his anecdotal pieces about the exotic places he's lived and experiences he's had, A History of Reading turns into just another book.  Beginning on page 68, he begins to try and explain  how there are certain ways that we need to learn to read.  He says we've gotten to where we can make words and comprehend them in print, but we still need to learn to read.  I don't know if he means learning to read faster, comprehend better, or even annunciate better?  I became a good, fast reader by simply reading a lot. I remember as a seven year old reading short chapter books like Goosebumps, and eventually graduating to larger texts.  Looking back, I don't think there was really a better way to get better at reading other than to read.  Maguel does get boring and dry at some points, but I much prefer this book over a text book, so I dare not complain..