My reading compared to Adler's reading is about the same because I do read between the lines and I think about what the author really means rather than just reading to pass through time and getting it over with. The only difference between me and Adler is probably marking the book. Marking the book is something I don't normally do because I believe that if I buy a book as expensive as $30-$200 I wouldn't want to ruin it by simply writing on it. If I buy a paperback book that I simply need to write on or need something to remind me of what I was thinking at the time, I would do it. Otherwise, I regularly wouldn't.

The way that Adler reads a book is by going through each word and sentence one by one and really thinking about it. He either underlines the words and phrases he likes or the most important points of the paragraph. He will put foot notes on the margin to remind himself what he was thinking or questioning about at the time. This is something I would do if I was marking my book. I would simply highlight most of the important parts of the book and leave myself foot notes on what I was thinking at the time. Our differences in reading are simply mere but like I said, marking a book is something I normally don't do.