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Old 09-16-2011, 04:07 PM   #11
Penforhire
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My experience is it detracts from good fiction. You lose admiration for lyrical turns of phrase and can easily miss subtleties. "Speed reading" is reading for content and tends to gloss over the form. When I was in college I taught speed reading, among other topics, at a private reading institute (their method). I am normally a fast reader but I make an effort to slow myself down with favorite authors to better savor their words.
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