Books are Too Short

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Re: Books are Too Short
by dreamrider » Mon Mar 08, 2010 5:48 am
dreamrider Lieutenant (Senior Grade) Posts: 59 Joined: Sat Dec 26, 2009 4:44 am	There is only one cure that I can think of...but is too drastic. Consider carefully... James Joyce.
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Re: Books are Too Short

by dreamrider » Mon Mar 08, 2010 5:48 am

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There is only one cure that I can think of...but is too drastic.

Consider carefully...

James Joyce.

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Re: Books are Too Short
by Redleg68 » Mon Mar 08, 2010 9:48 pm
Redleg68 Lieutenant (Senior Grade) Posts: 59 Joined: Tue Jan 26, 2010 7:27 am	I agree. It's easy to read slowly if your not involved with the book and wraped up in the characters and the missions. I recently read one of S.M. Stirling's books and it took me 3 days to read it. It was chattery and skipped around so much I almost lost intrest in the plot. I enjoy reading fast as I what to know what happened. I am still working. Just started to reread Dudly Pope's Ramage series. Should keep me for this week and if I am lucky next weekend.
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Re: Books are Too Short

by Redleg68 » Mon Mar 08, 2010 9:48 pm

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I agree. It's easy to read slowly if your not involved with the book and wraped up in the characters and the missions. I recently read one of S.M. Stirling's books and it took me 3 days to read it. It was chattery and skipped around so much I almost lost intrest in the plot. I enjoy reading fast as I what to know what happened.

I am still working. Just started to reread Dudly Pope's Ramage series. Should keep me for this week and if I am lucky next weekend.

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Re: Books are Too Short
by bafoote » Thu Mar 25, 2010 12:39 am
bafoote Admiral Posts: 821 Joined: Mon Feb 01, 2010 10:18 pm	Read most folks mystery novels. Most are so boring as to put one to sleep. That will take you weeks to read them. Oh wait, that is why I don't read most of them. Um Try a library card guys? New material you read slow. I know some guys who claim 1000 wpm. Give them a test on material they supposedly read and they flunk it every time. Even the guys with their photographic memory. Knew 2 of them with photographic memory in college out of a class of 50. BFoote PS. I try not to lie too loudly.
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Re: Books are Too Short

by bafoote » Thu Mar 25, 2010 12:39 am

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Read most folks mystery novels. Most are so boring as to put one to sleep. That will take you weeks to read them. Oh wait, that is why I don't read most of them.

Um Try a library card guys? New material you read slow.

I know some guys who claim 1000 wpm. Give them a test on material they supposedly read and they flunk it every time. Even the guys with their photographic memory. Knew 2 of them with photographic memory in college out of a class of 50.

BFoote

PS. I try not to lie too loudly.

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Re: Books are Too Short
by Redleg68 » Thu Mar 25, 2010 7:33 pm
Redleg68 Lieutenant (Senior Grade) Posts: 59 Joined: Tue Jan 26, 2010 7:27 am	Well all I can say is my speed in reading with 80% comprehension, got my last years tuition,books, fees, and meals reimbursed as a test subject at the university. They were testing to determine how to teach this to others. All I can tell you they had no great luck. I love to read and watch little or no television. I can only use a coumuputer for about 15 minutes before I get a blinding headache so I am condimed to read. Sure is nice that I enjoy my handicap. LOL I just wish I could find more books that I liked. I even tried some James Patterson books and they were alright, but not absorbing so that I really enjoyed them. Maybe I should read E.E. Smith again. Or perhaps start on Andre Norton; though some of her works are a little touchy feely for my taste.
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Re: Books are Too Short

by Redleg68 » Thu Mar 25, 2010 7:33 pm

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Well all I can say is my speed in reading with 80% comprehension, got my last years tuition,books, fees, and meals reimbursed as a test subject at the university.

They were testing to determine how to teach this to others. All I can tell you they had no great luck. I love to read and watch little or no television. I can only use a coumuputer for about 15 minutes before I get a blinding headache so I am condimed to read. Sure is nice that I enjoy my handicap. LOL

I just wish I could find more books that I liked. I even tried some James Patterson books and they were alright, but not absorbing so that I really enjoyed them.

Maybe I should read E.E. Smith again. Or perhaps start on Andre Norton; though some of her works are a little touchy feely for my taste.

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Re: Books are Too Short
by John Prigent » Fri Mar 26, 2010 9:39 am
John Prigent Commander Posts: 111 Joined: Sun Aug 09, 2009 7:05 am	WEll, I know the theory that one should read new books slowly, takingin every word. I prefer to read quickly and take care not[i] to remember toomuch - that way I can enjoy re-reading. Straight away for a really good story, after something else for one not quite so good, and never for the ones that wre so bad I don't want to remember what was in them. Text books and reference books are a different matter, if I actually need to recall what I read I go at half speed or less and re-read several times. It seems to work, I passed my literature exams after doing that with some of the most boring books I've ever had the misfortune to encounter. If all I need is to know where to look in which book for information I can go at my normal high speed. Cheers John [/i] bafoote wrote:Read most folks mystery novels. Most are so boring as to put one to sleep. That will take you weeks to read them. Oh wait, that is why I don't read most of them. Um Try a library card guys? New material you read slow. I know some guys who claim 1000 wpm. Give them a test on material they supposedly read and they flunk it every time. Even the guys with their photographic memory. Knew 2 of them with photographic memory in college out of a class of 50. BFoote PS. I try not to lie too loudly.
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Re: Books are Too Short

by John Prigent » Fri Mar 26, 2010 9:39 am

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WEll, I know the theory that one should read new books slowly, takingin every word. I prefer to read quickly and take care not[i] to remember toomuch - that way I can enjoy re-reading. Straight away for a really good story, after something else for one not quite so good, and never for the ones that wre so bad I don't want to remember what was in them. Text books and reference books are a different matter, if I actually need to recall what I read I go at half speed or less and re-read several times. It seems to work, I passed my literature exams after doing that with some of the most boring books I've ever had the misfortune to encounter. If all I need is to know where to look in which book for information I can go at my normal high speed.
Cheers
John
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bafoote wrote:Read most folks mystery novels. Most are so boring as to put one to sleep. That will take you weeks to read them. Oh wait, that is why I don't read most of them.

Um Try a library card guys? New material you read slow.

I know some guys who claim 1000 wpm. Give them a test on material they supposedly read and they flunk it every time. Even the guys with their photographic memory. Knew 2 of them with photographic memory in college out of a class of 50.

BFoote

PS. I try not to lie too loudly.

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