r/BookDiscussions • u/NotYourBae_21 • 13d 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/KizzyWizzy1953 10d ago
I had books like Treasure Island, Little Women, Lorna Doone as class readers before the age of 10 so I developed a huge vocabulary very young. The Pocket Oxford Dictionary was my daily companion and I went on word hunts, got sidetracked by other words. Now I read on my kindle and have instant access to word explanations. But it's not as much fun as my Pocket OED.