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I learned to "speed read" on my own as a kid because I am very plot oriented and would want to find out happens at the end of a book as soon as possible. Yes,
by araneae 17y ago
I learned to "speed read" on my own as a kid because I am very plot oriented and would want to find out happens at the end of a book as soon as possible.
Yes, you do miss details, and yes, you don't remember things as well. It's fine for fiction, where enjoyment is really the only point, but I would never do it with anything technical.
- gnosis 17y agoThat's called skimming. It is possible to learn to do that, and it's a very useful skill. Actually, I tend to use it for technical works much more than I do for fiction. In fiction I read at my slowest rate, to get the most out of the book that I can, as I don't want to miss a bit of atmosphere, plot, characters, or dialogue. I most enjoy reading at a relaxed, leisurely pace. With technical work, I can skip around to get a good overview, and jump to just the parts I'm most interested in or with which I'm having most difficulty and slowly read those. But that's not a very good way of reading fiction, unless you're just reading the book for a book report or something where you don't care whether you enjoy the book or not.
- araneae 17y ago* that's not a very good way of reading fiction* It's not a good way for you to read fiction. It is, however, how I enjoy books the most.