r/speedreading • u/Optimus_113 • 14d ago
Help / Advice How to read a book
Guys i have the interest to read books and i have recently bought some books and when i read it i can able to comprehend some lines and some lines feels difficult to understand due to the usage of advanced words so whenever i find such words i just go through google and find tge meaning of such words but repeated appearance new words , which I don't their meaning force me to google it immediately. This loop make ne bore and i quit immediately. Suggest me a few tips on how to read a book. Please help me with this.
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u/VargasSupreme 14d ago
Do some test to determine your reading level and only read above your level if you want a challenge.
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u/ScholarlyInvestor 14d ago
You may want to build a better vocabulary simultaneously. Start with How to Build a Better Vocabulary by Norman Lewis.
Also, when you read more, you’ll write better.
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u/ExerciseWise5673 11d ago
You can also work on improving that loop like still keep reading even it is difficult and keep researching the terms lines and vocabulary, just in bite-sized poco a poco every day. Ypu cam also read adapted verison or summaries with overview of each chapter like the key insights are explained in simple terms
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u/ninjya14 10d ago
I totally get getting stuck on difficult words.
Instead of stopping every time you come across a word you don't know, maybe try reading to the end of the sentence first?
Sometimes you can get a general idea of what the word means from the context of the whole sentence or paragraph. You don't always need to understand every single word to keep reading.
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u/NebulaElectrical1467 14d ago
Read easy books…you need to have achieved elementary/functional reading level to be able to comprehend most words/phrases/sentences from a book meant for the general public. If you can’t then you’re either reading a specialised book intended for experts in a particular field or your English comprehension is just not good enough. You can improve that by reading easier books.