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Originally Posted by danbloom
A joker tells me:
The finer points of the mechanics of ebook/print reading and comprehension aside, I’d like to state the obvious: You will always retain more of a book you actually read than one you do not.
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Obvious, but untrue. I suggest you read How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read by Pierre Bayard.
http://www.amazon.com/Talk-About-Boo...tt_at_ep_dpi_1 Or better yet, just read the reviews.
Point being, I know a lot about many books I haven't read, and don't remember a damned thing about a lot of books I have read, to the point where I've occasionally reread something I hadn't realized I'd read before.
And all this is covered in Bayard's book. Just be warned that when you get to the end, you will have strong doubts about whether you have actually read the book you just finished.