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Originally Posted by Grace Elliot
When reading fiction a lot of the pleasure is in savouring the language and noticing details as the plot unwinds. I can speed read and sometimes resort to it if I have a book to review, but when reading for pleasure I take as long as the book deserves.
As for non-fiction, a wise person once pointed out to me that the first sentence of each paragraph tells you what that part is about. Hence, it's easy to skim NF for relevant information.
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Exactly! I think if the book or series is so compelling, it wouldn't hurt if it could take me weeks before I finish a series. It's like eating so fast you won't be able to savor the taste and goodness.
I was insanely curious with the prospect of speed-reading though. I still think that to some extent, it does help you comprehend more and save more time because you won't be able to be distracted of repeating the same word over and over again in a sentence.
