similar reaction here. I just don't see the merit in reading fiction, even less in speed reading it, if it's not for your own entertainment. I figure a lot of p

similar reaction here. I just don't see the merit in reading fiction, even less in speed reading it, if it's not for your own entertainment. I figure a lot of people feel like there's some sort of intrinsic, intellectual merit to the act of reading, no matter what (as long as there aren't a lot of pictures...), but i believe this stems from a time where reading fluently was a skill not so widely distributed as it is today.