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Originally Posted by Sirtel
Yes, people are different. I tend to read doorstopper fantasy tomes and multi-volume series, and pretty often I find myself searching for a name to refresh my memory. Some books (usually thrillers and mysteries) use a lot of specific slang and/or cultural references I don't know, not being a native English speaker and having never lived in the US/UK, so I find myself consulting the dictionary regularly; with other books I almost never use the dictionary. So it depends on the books you read, I guess.
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I guess that would definitely make a difference. I don't think I run into too many books where I have to search for names.