reading the same paragraph about 5 times before it sinks in

[Phil1980]

Some books flow nicely but others..in my case historical books, have me reading the same paragraph over and over again before I understand what ive just read haha. Is it just me or do other people have this problem? I'm currently reading 'All Hell Let Loose' by Max Hastings, and whilst its fascinating I'm constantly referring to the dictionary and the internet for reference. I'll be reading this for some time I think

[Ruth]

Yes I have that problem sometimes, but I find it's usually more to do with distractions around me than what I'm reading. Or if I'm really tired, it can feel like nothing I'm reading is actually going in.

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[Easy Reader]

I do it when I am tired I take it as a sign to stop reading.

[SueK]

I know the feeling! I usually find it is because the writer is using particularly long sentences, dotted with a comma here or there and I can't seem to connect with it. Very frustrating.

[~Andrea~]

All the time! I find it a lot with non-fiction, of which I mostly read history and science. I think it's just harder to absorb facts and jargon.

[Talisman]

I find this more with spiritual books than with other types of non fiction, usually where the writer says something so profound that really makes you want to stop and re-read to make sure you really understood.

[charmer]

I find this a problem if the writer uses to many long uncommon words

,so you have to keep stopping to look up the meanings

[AlysonofBathe]

The first time I read A Clockwork Orange I had to read certain paragraphs over and over, all that nadsat was pretty intense for a first-time reader.

 

Cheers,

Alyson

[bobblybear]

I find this with a fair bit of non-fiction. Sometimes it can be so hard for my mind to comprehend. If I find it with fiction, then it's usually because I'm distracted or have something else on my mind.

[bree]

It happened to me with Ayn Rand.

And now with Mr God This is Anna.

 

Some new ideas take time to chew on and get inside.

But I like going slow with books like these - makes you almost stop and breathe. Deeply.

[no-1-book-fan]

I do this all the time with any text I don't understand.

 

It depends what time of mood I am in and if I am tired or not. Some texts are lighter than others!

[Deborah]

Oh the same happens to me sometimes, but it is usually to do with my mood.

 

 

Deborah

[Ptashka]

That happens to me a lot, but that's because I start thinking of something in the middle of a paragraph and forget, what I was doing.