anyone a really fast reader?

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21 Sep 2010, 7:15 pm

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@Buryuntime- I don't miss anything. I feel like I am living it. I don't know how to explain, but since I visualize what I am reading it is like watching a movie. I don't miss anything, but I don't have what they call a "photographic memory" either. When the material is more technical (not fiction) I tend to read it more than once if it is unfamiliar, but I still read it fast, so it doesn't take longer than average even if I have to read it again.

ETA: Yes, I enjoy it very much when it is "pleasure" reading! That doesn't just mean fiction- I like reading medical and science journals and articles and technical texts for computer programs and stuff like that too. Oh, and art books.

So you only visualize the character and the plot? Do you still get enjoyment from the language? I wonder if the way one reads affects the reasons one reads.

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21 Sep 2010, 8:14 pm

For me, I don't consciously think about whizzing through the words, but if we have to read something in class, I'm always finished way ahead. (As in me finished page 10 when everyone else is on page 2)
I was wondering if it was just because I can read faster, or because after reading each sentence, people stop to think it over and have a tea break. Is that what's meant by having an 'internal voice' while reading?
I do process the words I read, though, and think about what I'm reading.
P.S. Not meant to sound like I'm bragging

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21 Sep 2010, 8:51 pm

super fast here

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21 Sep 2010, 9:32 pm

I have a hard time reading text but I can do Audiobooks better and remember it.

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21 Sep 2010, 10:02 pm

When I choose to be.

If I'm in a hurry, I'll just "skim" the text and pick out key words, and I'll take a mental "photograph" of the page so I can "read" it in more detail later when I have time.

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22 Sep 2010, 3:15 am

I just re-read the Wheel of Time series from 1-12 over the last three days to refresh the intricacies of each thread in preparation for book 13. But when the 13th book is in my hands I'll no doubt take my time and digest it more slowly. While I could read it quickly with full comprehension, I enjoy the immersion of a well-crafted story when read at a more stately pace on a first read through.

The pacing is different for Non-Fiction, or information skimming. Often the reading process is slowed down by parallel theorising, but more often I'll skim through in order to quickly ascertain the meaning.

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22 Sep 2010, 5:13 am

Yeah, in high school I used to read a lot faster than my peers, too, but now that I'm doing the internal voice thing (and now that I don't see any point in speed-reading) I read at what I believe is an average pace.

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I think it's because they read quietly, moving their lips or at least they speak the words in their heads. I'm visual thinker and when I see whole word/sentence, it's enough.

That's how it used to work for me, too, but turns out it wasn't good for my speaking skills. I found out the hard way that I had no idea how certain were pronounced until I started to imagine myself saying them. Also, since I tend to visualize the sentences I'm about to say in my head before I say them, I've found it helpful to slow down in general and make sure I "read" every word.

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22 Sep 2010, 6:24 am

buryuntime wrote:

So you only visualize the character and the plot? Do you still get enjoyment from the language? I wonder if the way one reads affects the reasons one reads.

I'm not a visual thinker and read very fast and enjoying the language is an important part of it. I actually have a very hard time reading poorly written or translated books.

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22 Sep 2010, 7:10 am

Sallamandrina wrote:

Yes, very fast - no internal voice either.

The internal voice is sub-vocalization. The vocal chords are contracting even though they are not vibrating. It is definitely a slow-down.

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