Do this happen to you, too?

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I'm the exact same way. I'm a very, very slow reader, because I have to "understand" everything I read before I can move on. And I turn everything into pictures, too, so if the text confuses me, I have to re-read a sentence/paragraph until it's all making sense in my mind. The good thing for me is that, even though I'm a slow reader, once I read something, I never forget it. I have a "photographic memory" for what I read. If I read "fast" the first time through something, I have no retention or understanding. It's literally me reading words without any comprehension. (This is why I hate timed reading sections of tests like the SAT or GRE.) It's like I have to break down every single word into a concept/image.

I'm also a slow reader due to my sensory issues (if it's not completely silent or general crowd noise where you can't hear specific conversations, I can't break down what I read into the concepts), and I have OCD, too, so often, my mind will repeat phrases or song snippets that interfere with my reading. The OCD part has gotten better since I started taking Anafranil, though. One good thing about the concept/image part, though, is I think this is the main reason why I am able to understand complex scientific processes. I always have been able to personify science concepts and visualize them vividly.

I read super-fast.

However, I'll usually "re-read" what I just read over and over in my head. If you ask me to summarize what I just read 5 minutes after I just read it, I probably won't be able to do it. It needs time to "process" on an unconscious level.

Try reading before you go to bed and let your brain do all the work. It usually helps me.

Same for me or I'll fall asleep right into the book. I hate that.
Same for my son too.

Try reading on a kindle or laptop, or other back lit device.
I can read forever on a computer screen and I retain the information.
Give it a try and compare.

The light is allows more stimulation.
Paper books are not stimulating my senses enough and I begin to shut down.

Remember our minds are used to functioning with massive amount of input.
but when we read we usually move into a quite secluded location.
That limits the input that our brain reacts to and it seems like information almost hitches a ride on the back of other stimulation. Light is the highway for mine.

This happens to me. I have to re-read the entire page usually. And if I still don't comprehend what I'm reading, I give up on it. It doesn't help that words get mixed up or letters switch themselves around.

Yes! I have always had this problem. I can read stuff I am interested in, or perhaps if it is presented in a certain style (not sure what that style is though), but other than that, I read and realise I didn't comprehend anything! So I have to re-read it over and over. And it can often put me to sleep also. I hate it, it makes studying really hard for me, amongst other issues.

You are hilarious.

Anyway, I have this problem too. I'm certain it is due to ultra general and therefore meaningless language.

It's like if someone says "that person has changed" and expects anyone to know what the f*** they are talking about.

Most of what people say/write IS non-understandable. Despite someone thinking they understood it.

That also happens to me, unless I'm reading something that grabs my interest. My reading comprehension has always been bad.

It happens to me when I'm reading something boring. For some reason, I have no memory whatsoever for things that don't interest me even slightly. Sometimes, I find the feel or smell of the paper, or the font size to be distracting as well. I can't read newspapers, their texture revolts me.

All the time.