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I read every words, sentence, page, chapter of every book, no exception |
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175 | 65.30% |
I read most stuff on any given book, skip some stuff occasionally |
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92 | 34.33% |
I can skip pages, sometimes chapters if I don't want to read it all |
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1 | 0.37% |
I barely read any full chapter, Just getting the general idea of the plot is enough for me |
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0 | 0% |
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#106 |
Wizard
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exactly!
although i admit that i sometimes skip sex scenes. after a hard day reviewing adult sites and writing erotica for a living, i can't tell you how disinterested i am in even more porn *lol* |
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#107 |
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On a day when all my reading time is on the train to & from work, I can get through about 30,000 words. While I do sometimes give up and put a book away, I don't skip around or skim the pages; I read it all. If it's boring, I pick another book to read. (The joys of memory cards; yay.) If tomorrow it seems like it'll still be boring , I read something else tomorrow. And so on. If I've consciously skipped a book a dozen times or so, I eventually remove it from my ereader so it stops getting in the way. |
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JSenGupta
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I find repeated words, or words slightly out of order do not have the same effect, however... |
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#110 |
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I read every word - including prologue and epilogue.
If there's an introduction by a guest author, it will vary whether or not I read it. If I really don't like a book - which is quite rare, I can amuse myself reading the back of a cornflakes packet - I will abandon it rather than skim it. However, I admit that this makes me feel just a little guilty somehow. Last edited by Thamisgith; 11-04-2011 at 05:22 AM. Reason: can spell - can't type |
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I've always been one to read every word but no more. I keep a list of books I read each year and I've started noting what parts I skip.
This past year I've read several non-fiction books that had a lot of repetition, others that should have been magazine/journal articles but were padded out to book length. Skipped a lot (for me). Fernandez-Armesto's 1492. The Year the World Began - skipped a chapter. A books on the evils of marketing - ended up skimming since the author overstated his case in.every.chapter. Still, there's that nagging feeling that I've missed something and should go back and read it. Then I remember that life is too short. That, and my massive TBR pile. |
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Culture Eccentric
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Read every word, except for two cases:
1) I have yet to read chunks of The Lord Of The Rings, those pages of songs and lumps of Tom Bombadil will forever remain a mystery to me, I'm afraid, even though I have 'read' the books dozens of times. 2) Perdido Street Station is of the few books I can't get much beyond the the early chapters, never mind finish. I have bounced off it so many times I'm afraid to try just one more time, even by skim-reading. |
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#114 |
Guru
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You're a member of a very large group. I do read the Tom Bombadil section, but some of Tolkien's songs are just too much.
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#115 |
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If the book is fiction, reading is cover to cover. If it's non-fiction and a physical copy, typically I am reading it cover to cover as well. if it's non-fiction and digital however, I often read certain sections to highlight favorite lines, etc. I am not sure if I would use my Kobo Vox, or any ereader as my primary reading method, so for classics from Gutenberg (mostly non-fiction), I am reading half the time, highlighting the other half.
But all in all, reading is *not* a competition. Kobo Reading Life is great, but people shouldn't treat it like an Xbox Live Gamerscore. Last edited by Anjohl; 11-04-2011 at 07:20 PM. |
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#117 |
Are you gonna eat that?
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i skip any and all poems *looking at you, fantasy authors*
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#118 |
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#119 |
Member Retired
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