But really, is it a good thing that you can read "For Whom The Bell Tolls" in 25 minutes? Do you really get the same benefit and enjoyment out of the book from

But really, is it a good thing that you can read "For Whom The Bell Tolls" in 25 minutes? Do you really get the same benefit and enjoyment out of the book from reading it that fast that I do when I soak it in over the span of a week? I read for pleasure, not for speed. I'll sometimes re-read a section of good literature several times just to appreciate the turn of phrase. Scanning the entire page in 5 seconds would completely remove that experience. It'd be like swallowing a bar of 70% cocoa Spanish artisan chocolate in three bites. Why would you do that? So yeah, while I can appreciate that there are cases where you'd just want to skim through something as quickly as possible to suck in some information, I think I'll pass. Increasing my reading speed would actually lessen the enjoyment I get from reading.