“The questions answered by inspectional reading are: “first, **what kind of book** is it? “second, **what is it about** as a whole? “and third, **what is the structural order** of the work whereby the author develops his conception or understanding of that general subject matter?” ([Location 812](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004PYDAPE&location=812)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[reading-books]], [[knowledge-management]], [[inspectional-reading]] **Source** -- [[20250103084100 - B - How to Read a Book]]