I don't have much patience for books i don't find interesting. I used to scan the back cover before sliding book after book back onto the shelf. When i come to a part of a book that's not very interesting, or stops making sense, my mind starts to drift off to other things while my eyes continue to scan the words, taking in nothing. I have to go back time after time and focus intently on the passage my mind keeps skipping, trying to imagine the scene,what the characters are doing, what they look like, how they feel. So, regrettably, the boring and confusing parts of a book might take me hours while the good ones are gone in seconds.
My ideal reading environment varies from book to book. Some books are easy and quick paced, making them easier to read in hectic places. Others however, like those that are written in fancy formal diction, require much more concentration, and thus i need quieter and less distracting places to read them in. If where i am is not a good atmosphere for reading then i either put my book down and do something else, or i leave, finding a better place to read.
When i read i have to completely understand everything or the book or passage I'm reading will come off as a total blur in my mind. When i don't understand a sentence, i reread it, i make sure i know who's speaking, what their feeling, and what they mean by their remark, in order to completely visualize the scene. If i can't create the scene with the right undertones, then I'm lost.
For me to read fiction is like dropping into someone elses little world, experiencing the things they experience, seeing the things they see. So i guess i read fiction because i like the trip, i like to have the little adventure into someone elses life and all the things involved in it. In fiction, while you follow a character through their life, you get to observe the obstacle in their lives and the diccisions they make to avoid them. Having examples of numerous situation and how they can be hadled enhances my understanding of things i might not have ever experienced.
