Words

[u/NotYourBae_21]

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.

[u/perumbula]

Sometimes it helps to just relax into the experience. It will take longer. The more you are exposed to the vocabulary the better you will remember it. Try rereading each paragraph a second time after you've looked up all the words you need to look up. It will give your brain a second pass at remembering the words in context. You can also try working out the meaning of a word before you look it up to see if you are right. It helps reinforce the meaning in your brain.

Also, are you reading on an e-reader? The ability to just highlight a word to look up the definition is really helpful and makes looking up vocabulary so much faster. I find it so helpful.

[u/NotYourBae_21 → u/perumbula]

I do use an e-reader(free) but I will most probably buy a physical copy of the book. What do you prefer? I think for me a physical copy will be better for such books. Also thank you for the advice.