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Originally Posted by afa
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."
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I do forget some books I've read (high-volume readers like me sometimes find we've bought the same book hard-copy more than once because we've forgotten we read it
) but usually I can remember the details of recent books (past couple of years) and books that really made an impression. I can also remember vague things like "Mary Stewart, I remember I read _The Wicked Day_ many years ago, it was about Mordred, I liked it a lot, and I don't remember another single detail
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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...
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Actually I just paid attention in class and did the homework. I remember stuff I hear in lecture even better than if I read it.
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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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My dirty little secret is that I can really only accomplish top speed with one genre (romance). Everything else reads slower.