How do you read?

Isbjørn · 06-14-2014, 10:04 AM

Mostly fiction. How exactly do you read it? Do you carefully take in each and every word, or do you read lightly so that you take in the most important ones? Do you read one word at a time, or do you read in chunks of several words? Do you subvocalize (say the words in your head)? If you're not sure whether or not you fully understood that last sentence, do you go back and read it over again, or do you just continue? Do you read popular fiction and literary fiction differently?

Let the discussion commence!

The Batlord · 06-14-2014, 10:22 AM

With my eyes generally. I've tried the whole braille thing but it's surprisingly difficult to pick up with absolutely no training whatsoever.

Isbjørn · 06-14-2014, 10:35 AM

About two years ago I started learning to read with my nose, the theory being that I could find out where the ink was located and in what patterns it was by finding contrasts in smell. It actually worked very well, and it only took me two weeks to get the hang of it, so I read like that until about a month ago, when I got an ereader. To avoid the hassle of reading two completely different ways, I went back to reading with my eyes, but I'm not nearly as good at that yet.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 06-14-2014, 01:55 PM

I read strictly with my vagina.

~~hate paper doll~~ · 06-16-2014, 01:41 PM

I'm a pretty fast reader, but my short term memory isn't the greatest due to past injuries. I force myself to slow down a lot now so my comprehension doesn't suffer. I definitely subvocalize too.

**Goofle** · 06-16-2014, 01:44 PM

By watching films.

djchameleon · 06-16-2014, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Goofle11

By watching films.

good one.

I like to take my time when I'm reading to visualize everything. I'm not in a rush to just burn through pages.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 06-16-2014, 03:30 PM

Oh also theres this thing I do that makes reading take a lot longer, if theres a reference to something or the book has a historical basis I'll have to go to wiki then I get lost on wiki

Burning Down · 06-16-2014, 03:32 PM

I read pretty quickly, and mostly fiction novels. I don't skim over pages though, I take everything in.

The Batlord · 06-16-2014, 03:33 PM

Reading takes forever with me just cause I'm obsessed with the number four and I have to constantly take four consecutive words and see if they add up to sixteen letters. It's an extra bonus if they have an equal number of consonants and vowels. The point being that they can then be divided into symmetrical words of four letters and two vowels/consonants each. But it doesn't count if there's a capital letter or some form of punctuation.

06-14-2014, 10:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	How do you read? Mostly fiction. How exactly do you read it? Do you carefully take in each and every word, or do you read lightly so that you take in the most important ones? Do you read one word at a time, or do you read in chunks of several words? Do you subvocalize (say the words in your head)? If you're not sure whether or not you fully understood that last sentence, do you go back and read it over again, or do you just continue? Do you read popular fiction and literary fiction differently? Let the discussion commence! __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

06-14-2014, 10:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	About two years ago I started learning to read with my nose, the theory being that I could find out where the ink was located and in what patterns it was by finding contrasts in smell. It actually worked very well, and it only took me two weeks to get the hang of it, so I read like that until about a month ago, when I got an ereader. To avoid the hassle of reading two completely different ways, I went back to reading with my eyes, but I'm not nearly as good at that yet. __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

06-14-2014, 01:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
~~Sansa Stark~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Eyrie, Vale of Arryn, Westeros Posts: 3,234	I read strictly with my vagina.

06-16-2014, 01:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
~~hate paper doll~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 423	I'm a pretty fast reader, but my short term memory isn't the greatest due to past injuries. I force myself to slow down a lot now so my comprehension doesn't suffer. I definitely subvocalize too.

06-16-2014, 03:30 PM	#8 (permalink)
~~Sansa Stark~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Eyrie, Vale of Arryn, Westeros Posts: 3,234	Oh also theres this thing I do that makes reading take a lot longer, if theres a reference to something or the book has a historical basis I'll have to go to wiki then I get lost on wiki

06-16-2014, 03:32 PM	#9 (permalink)
Burning Down The Music Guru. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Beyond the Wall Posts: 4,858	I read pretty quickly, and mostly fiction novels. I don't skim over pages though, I take everything in.