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Originally Posted by emellaich
I'm one of those 'fast' readers.
I don't skim, but I do. I read every word, but I don't always pay attention to every word. I usually do, but sometimes I don't. I'm more interested in the progression of the plot than in the endless details.
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This is a bit of me, so to speak.
In terms of fiction, I read very fast, but some how manage to take in enough detail to understand the plot/characters fully. I do not skip at all, but I guess my mind does wander off a bit if the storyline, plot or narrative is slow.
I do not read authors notes, dedications, or ancillary bits and despise 'bonus chapters' of new books being added to the end of the one I am reading to fluff it out. I may be doing the author a disservice and for that I apologise - but I just like the nitty gritty.
In my job, I have to work to extensive technical and contractual information and for this use a completely different type of reading skill.
In short, I think most 'readers' have an adaptive style of reading, and tweak it to suit the text, subject and reason for having to read. Doing everything the same is boring!
Oh and books I don't like, get binned early and deleted - too much good stuff out there to read to waste my time on piffle.