Nabokov's Good Readers and Good Writers was a great piece for thinking about what really makes a good reader. Nabokov expresses that what makes a good reader is the artistic approach to reading. In his work he describes having an "impersonal imagination and artistic delight. He goes on to explain a balance between the reader and writer, and how this balance will help dictate how good the reader is. He also mentions the temperament of a good reader with it being one who has a good balance of a artistic and scientific mind.
          I certainly agree with Nabokov's artistic view on reading. I believe that a the main characteristic of a good reader is not only one who can comprehend the words they are reading, but also put themselves into the story with an artistic mind. For me; if I do not feel like I can put myself into the story and imagine and feel like I am the character in the story I find it hard to get lost in the book. Being someone with an artistic mind I do believe that I am a good reader. The stories I have read where I have been able to get lost and feel like I am the character in the book are the stories I have always remembered.

Vladimir Nabokov