Once had to read a fiction book for school, and write a summary. By the end of the book I drew a blank, and I had to skim the entire book again. Technical book

Once had to read a fiction book for school, and write a summary. By the end of the book I drew a blank, and I had to skim the entire book again. Technical books are a lot easier to remember, well assuming you are reading them to learn something (specific ). But that also implies you read something think about it, make exercises, learn it and THEN move on.