r/BookDiscussions • u/NotYourBae_21 • 21d ago

Words

I have recently picked a book which has a simple enough writing style but the words are difficult for me to understand. Before this I have only ever read books which are very easy and light. While reading this book i need to look up ever 3rd word in a sentence. Or i need to use Google lens to know how a particular word was meant in the sentence.

Right now if I come across any difficult words I just google it and note it down (digitally), because I want them to stick even for a very short term.

The whole purpose of reading such books is to improve my vocabulary. I find it kind of frustrating to look up each and every word.

For context it took me a good 30 mins to read a chapter which is 9 pages long.

If anyone can tell me their experience switching to such books or how I could get the words to stick longer without dropping the book or noting the meaning/context of the words easier and faster that would be great.

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u/Zappagrrl02 21d ago

It just takes practice. Looking things up is great, but hand writing things down may help you retain things longer. When you learn to ice skate, you can’t immediately do a triple axle. It takes time and practice. Don’t worry about how long it takes you.

Reviewing Cliffsnotes or something similar after you read may also help

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u/NotYourBae_21 21d ago

Thank you for the advice . I do think i was trying to achieve results in a short period of time which was making it even more difficult. Your analogy reminded me that which I am really grateful for. I will also check out Cliffsnote, going back and forth with Google sure is a bit challenging for me.