On Sat, 18 Sep 2010 21:58:58 -0400, AK wrote: >> I don't understand this. So far as I know, the phrase "speed reading" >> refers to various methods of reading much faster than most people read, >> and is real but not exceptionally interesting. > > Afaik the idea is that you can read a novel at the speed of half a page > a second or so and understand it to the same extent as people who'd read > at a normal rate. Woody Allen joke: "I learned speed reading and read > War&Peace"; - it involves Russia.
My wife can read scarily fast. It's very something to watch her reading pages as fast as she can turn them, and a few years ago she read the entire Harry Potter series (to date) in one afternoon, and could gives a blow-by-blow account of the plots, including a detailed critique of the writing style and characters. But then, she feels that reading the Potter series is a chore to be completed as fast as possible, rather than a pleasure to be savored. She'll sometimes drag a new Terry Pratchett or Stephen King novel out for as much as two days. -- Steven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list