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Asawi · 10-30-2011, 04:53 AM

I really hate not finishing books, so I often skim through the ones I really SHOULD just stop reading unless I realize very early in the book (the first 20 or so pages) that it's not for me. When people ask me if I've read it (often these are popular books with lots of readers) I truthfully say I skimmed it, not read it.

I also skim certain episodes in books I otherwisw like. I read a lot of crime novels, and the "romantic episodes" that somewhat randomly gets put in some of them just make me yawn...

While I speed read some books I reda others very slowly. When I come across a book with good language I can sort of "hang on" to the words and re-read sentences just because they are so good. Those books i REALLY "read"!

10-30-2011, 04:53 AM	#38
Asawi Gadgetoholic Posts: 1,467 Karma: 3865860 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sweden Device: Kobo Libra2, Tolino Vision 6	I really hate not finishing books, so I often skim through the ones I really SHOULD just stop reading unless I realize very early in the book (the first 20 or so pages) that it's not for me. When people ask me if I've read it (often these are popular books with lots of readers) I truthfully say I skimmed it, not read it. I also skim certain episodes in books I otherwisw like. I read a lot of crime novels, and the "romantic episodes" that somewhat randomly gets put in some of them just make me yawn... While I speed read some books I reda others very slowly. When I come across a book with good language I can sort of "hang on" to the words and re-read sentences just because they are so good. Those books i REALLY "read"!