That'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 f

That'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.