The highest form of reading is called Syntopical Reading - it's complex and systematic.

How does it work?

the reader reads many books, not just one, and places them in relation to one another and to a subject about which they all revolve.

Comparison of texts is not enough.

it makes very heavy demands on the reader, even if the materials he is reading are themselves relatively easy and unsophisticated.

Syntopical reading involves more.

With the help of the books read, the syntopical reader is able to construct an analysis of the subject that may not be in any of the books.

It is obvious, therefore, that syntopical reading is the most active and effortful kind of reading.

It's not an easy art to master.

I'm still learning.

Will drop more about it later.