XamberB Wrote:See, people don't understand when you say that. I'd love to be able to read slower and make a good book last longer.

webby Wrote:Exactly. I am just not capable of reading slowly anymore. That's not a boast, and it may even be a complaint!

I learned a form of speed-reading way back in 6th grade and for a while I practiced it consciously, but after a while it just became the way I read so now I can't go back.

It is very difficult to find enough good books to keep me in reading material. If I read books the way Lon read the RJ books (matching the real-world day to the day in the book), I'd have to have to have at least half a dozen books going at once.

XamberB Wrote:Finally, someone who understands that you're not bragging when you say you read too fast. Most of my belongings consist of boxes of books. When I was a little girl, my parents fought constantly. To drown them out, I would bury myself in a book. If I didn't have another book, I can remember quickly turning the book I just finished back to the first page. I found Heinlein's world much friendlier than the one I lived in as a child. My husband use to laugh at me because I always had several open books under my pillow, but then he liked to read too.

webby Wrote:I understand completely! In my childhood, we moved around a lot. Always in or near Milwaukee, but far enough that I went to a different school every year up until 5th grade. It made me painfully shy with other kids but I could always count on books to keep me company. I also had a grandma who would patiently tell and re-tell the same stories over and over again to my sister and I when we were very young. I really love a good story.

My husband laughs at me because I'll get a book one day and have it finished in a day or two. I'll have been reading a new book for about an hour when he starts asking if I'm done reading it yet.

jimbow8 Wrote:I understand, but I am still envious. I started reading Harbingers the same night that Medusa did, and I'm still reading it. You can't read slower; I can't read faster (only devote more time to it).

Ken Valentine Wrote:I can read faster, but to me, a good book is like a fine meal -- I eat it slowly, and savor it.

Ken V.

XamberB Wrote:That's what Webby and I were complaining about - even though we try to slow down, we end up speeding through books we like. I force myself to read slower, but 5 minutes later I catch myself racing through again.

XamberB Wrote:That's what Webby and I were complaining about - even though we try to slow down, we end up speeding through books we like. I force myself to read slower, but 5 minutes later I catch myself racing through again.

webby Wrote:Yes!! Exactly!!! I try and try to take my time, especially with a new RJ book, but it's exactly like Hazel says. Without even realizing it, I'm back to warp speed!

webby Wrote:I started and finished a book of 300-some pages yesterday. In addition to making breakfast, doing laundry, cleaning the bathroom, taking apart a futon and delivering it to my daughter (about an hour's drive), running an errand (another 30 minutes or so), making dinner, catching up on this board, and whatever else I'm forgetting.

Scott Miller Wrote:Your cape is in the mail.