That is not how Mortimer J. Adler defines syntopic reading in "How to Read a Book". For him, Syntopic Reading is about finding a new understanding that didn't e

That is not how Mortimer J. Adler defines syntopic reading in "How to Read a Book". For him, Syntopic Reading is about finding a new understanding that didn't exist in any of the books you are reading, but that you, as a reader, create. My take of Adler's method is that, if you can't find a new message in the books you are reading either: 1) you aren't putting enough effort in your reading 2) the books are not good enough (hence not worth your time to read)