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Originally Posted by Ryvyan
I'm one of these people as well. I'd read a fiction book from cover to cover but once I get caught up in the story, the individual words and phrases no longer matter to me. I don't think it's necessary to throw in big words within a story to make it more polished.
It's always the plot and the style of storytelling that captivates me. That, to me, is a good story. Sometimes I miss details because of the skimming, but it just makes each re-read an experience because hey! I just discovered something "new".
It's a lazy way of reading but personally effective, because I suddenly possess the attention span of a 3-year old if I'm to read every single word.
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p/s: An example of extreme skimming is the Lord of the Rings books. The premise of the tale is good, but the amount of details distracts me constantly, which in turn makes the storytelling aspect of the books suck (no offense, Tolkien & fans). I'm a bigger fan of the Hobbit; more concise.
That said, I like that details are in the appendices. I'd rather all the crazy amount of details be stuck in the appendices where I can later pick up and peruse instead of reading an interlude stuck in the middle of an otherwise exciting tale.
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I agree with you on
The Hobbit being a "cleaner" more precise (and in some ways more enjoyable) read than
The Lord of the Rings, but I did read every word of all of the books. I didn't want to miss any of the details, even though I admit that it was a bit distracting at times.
As for appendices...I don't think I've read through one yet.