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This fits me as well, especially people asking if im actually reading while flipping through, ive had friends make me reiterate what ive just read to prove to them im not skimming.
Hi, speedreaders!I'm not like you but I envy you, really. Because I am soooo greedy with books, buy far too many and would like to have even more.
And being rather busy like many people, the TBR piles and lists get longer and longer. So I wish sooo much that a little fairy comes to me one night and with her magic stick transforms me in a speedreader.
But I will start by reading your messages so may be I can learn a little bit from you...
Have a nice week-end
I'm not sure I'd want to read quicker than I do - I don't think I really absorb all I could from books as it is, let alone if I was reading one or more a day.
I can speed read (7th grade teacher trained us) but I don't use it very often. When I do I can remember what I read but I just don't seem to enjoy it as much as when I read at a "normal" rate. But I never would have gotten thru certain chapters in The Brothers Karamazov if I hadn't been able to speed read.
I agree with Paul, I read for enjoyment and knowledge. I fear speed reading would be counterproductive for both of these aims.
Thom wrote: "I agree with Paul, I read for enjoyment and knowledge. I fear speed reading would be counterproductive for both of these aims."Just to clarify - I'm not saying that people who speed-read don't get as much enjoyment out of books though, I was speaking entirely for myself. I don't really assimilate all the info out of a book as it is, let alone if I read twice as fast.
What you (Paulfozz, Thom and Karen) say is true and kind of consolatory for my "frustration". And to this I will add something: love of words. Personally I love words so sometimes I catch myself reading a sentence I had already read and understood just for the love of "how it was expressed by the author".
I dont seem to read as fast as I use to but I enjoy and nonreaders still think I read alot or fast.
That's me too, Tammy.
I am not a speed reader, so I don't really have any stories re. This topic.
ASP wrote: "What you (Paulfozz, Thom and Karen) say is true and kind of consolatory for my "frustration". And to this I will add something: love of words. Personally I love words so sometimes I catch myself re..."Oh me too! Sometimes a sentence or paragraph is so perfect I just have to reread it but then again sometimes it's because a sentence or paragraph is not well written at all and I can't believe it was published that way! LOL
Karen M wrote: "ASP wrote: "What you (Paulfozz, Thom and Karen) say is true and kind of consolatory for my "frustration". And to this I will add something: love of words. Personally I love words so sometimes I cat..."Yes, and as English is not my mother tongue, sometimes I have to read the sentence several times to understand it and blame my poor understanding of the language; only after a while I realize it was simply bad writing!!you have the right reaction "how can anyone publish it that way!" :))
I'm not a speedreader either. I like to read thick books so I wish I could read faster.
Hey, guys. I didn't get a chance to try this out yet, but it should be interesting. Scientific Speed Reading: How to Read 300% Faster in 20 Minutes by Tim Ferriss
http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/...
Things That Happen When You’re a Speedreader:
You think it’s perfectly normal to read a book in one sitting.
You start saying you’re “almost done” with a book as soon as you’re more than halfway through.
A stranger has seen you turning pages and asked: “Are you really reading that?”
You know the feeling of trying (and failing) to slow your eyes down when you’re reading a book that you’re trying to savor.
You won’t get on a plane unless you have at least one book for each two-hour interval of time.
You simply cannot understand why some people need weeks and weeks to read just one book.
You know a book is REALLY good when you find yourself
rationing it so that you can spend longer with the
characters.
You actually benefit from the “read and return” option at airport bookstores.
…which is good, because very few people could afford to pay full price for as many books as you go through in a year.
You buy a series like this: the first book, to make sure it’s good, and then ALL of the other books. Because you’re going to need them right away.
You’ve read entire books without getting up to go to the bathroom.
You’ve looked up from your book in a public place to find someone staring at your flipping pages in astonishment.
You love to give books as gifts because you can read them before wrapping them and still have time to write a thoughtful card.
You pretend like your reading speed ain’t no thing, but you actually love when people notice because you’re proud that you can speedread like a boss. As you should be, because it’s awesome.