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Originally Posted by Bob Russell
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So am I a strange creature when it comes to reading? Is there anyone else out there who really loves to read, but who reads for pleasure in a more leisurely fashion, finishing only a handful of books each year? Tell me I'm not alone in the snail's pace!
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People used to think I was a fast reader, because of the volume of books I went through, but it was just a side-effect of reading so often, rather than quick. Going from what people have posted for their "results" in a speed-reading thread that was around here somewhere, I am down at the low end of reading speed. For some books I slow myself down even more, looking up at least a word on each page out of a desire for certainty of the author's meaning (for instance, sometimes I might "know" the meaning of a word, but looking up the actual meaning adds other tinges of meaning that might explain why the author chose a particular word). This explains why dictionary lookup in an ebook device was a necessity for me.
I've no desire to speed up. For my own mind, travelling at my leisure is a pleasure I try hard to avail myself of, with varying degrees of success.
Cheers,
Marc