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Originally Posted by BenLee
The problem for me is...
Although I'm probably capable technically of reading 300-400 books per year, I won't be able to properly "digest" all that information and let it sink in burning through books at that speed.
Those of you who read that many, do you find you can much recall most of what you read?
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I remember nonfiction (facts and ideas) better than I remember fiction. My brain does that automatically, as if it's decided that fiction is for fun, so no need to remember it that well. I can reread a mystery in a few months and find it somewhat fresh, but can do that less so with nonfiction, because I've retained more of it. I also have bad recall of movies, unless I've seen 'em repeatedly.
I find no need to "digest" fiction, because I read it just for fun nowadays. I used to read some fiction for school, so took more time, because I'd be looking for themes, foreshadowing, symbolism, etc.
Since leaving school, I've alternated between fiction and nonfiction, because I give my brain a break with fiction, and because the nonfiction I like generally costs more (sometimes a lot more) than fiction.
I don't see the need to read by number. Who else cares how many you read a year? Read at a speed you enjoy.