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Old 02-25-2010, 02:49 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by MrBlueSky View Post
Most genre fiction is formalistic. You can spot and skip forward pages of filler and not miss any of the salient details of the story.
I have to read every word - I just couldn't bring myself to skip, it wouldn't feel right to me.

Filling in the gaps the writer leaves out is what I miss if I try reading quickly.
I end up 'watching' the story, rather than 'inhabiting' it.

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