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Old 06-29-2010, 01:33 AM   #78
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I'm flabbergasted. Just plain stunned stupid. So stunned that I just used the word flabbergasted. This is unbelievable.

300??? 400??? My God, how on Earth do you guys manage that?? I love reading books, and any month in which I read 2 novels is a good month. Some of you read twice that in a week!

I understand that some people are fast readers, but quick enough to read an entire novel in a few hours? I honestly wouldn't have thought that was even possible. Like BenLee, I can't help but wonder if you quickies actually even remember what you read. Do you find you've forgotten most of the details in a short span of time? Do you frequently experience something like,

- "Hey, you've read Book X, right? I was thinking of getting it. Is it any good?"
- "I don't really remember. It's been a long time since I read it..."
- "Really? When?"
- "6 hours ago."

Are you sure you guys aren't androids? Superhuman, perhaps? Does your ID say 'Clark Kent'? Or do you just have high-speed scanners attached directly to your synapses? When you were in school, did you prepare for your exams by opening the textbooks 15 minutes before time? I suppose you even had time to spare...

Seriously, though, that is flat-out amazing. As someone who pretty much tops out at 15-20 books a year (and that's far more than anyone I know personally), I truly cannot fathom how you do it. For my own sanity, I'm going to tell myself you're lying. At least that I can handle...
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