Do you actually remember what you read?
I read the first volume of a book a month ago, then picked up the second volume recently and couldn't remember a single character
i was going to answer op's question but i can't remember what it was. probably something gay
By the time I've finished reading a book I won't remember most of the detail and I just remember the broad strokes. General ideas of scenes contributing to the bigger picture.
lil bit.
The basics and standout prose and moments, but to really digest a book I read it a few times.
>>24706710What was that again?
>>24706710I’ve never remembered a single thing in my life.
I take notes of various themes and characters from the book so I don't forget. Depending on the book, I'll even go chapter to chapter to make sure that I have something to reference if I need to brush up for one reason or another.
>>24706710Only if it's interesting or I'm interested in the topic that I'm reading
>>24706710holy fuck is op for real?I can't forget anythingall these thoughts
>>24706710Sometimes but it’s not a strength of mine. I just read for fun though so it really doesn’t matter, if anything it just means I enjoy rereads more.
>>24706710I brief and remember specific things about them that had an effect on me.
>>24706710you need to read with purpose, you need a project to guide you. that project can be as humble as you please. 'i want to see how different authors of spooky tales structure their stories,' for example. or something as simple as: 'i want to read about river journeys.' you notice things when you have a reason to find meaning in them, and you remember them when you have a reason to connect them to new experiences.
>>24706710Depends
>>24708843did you know the adult diapers are actually called 'Depend'? its like a Berenstain bears thing
>>24708846i knew this because of Infinite Jest
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>>24706878he literlly me
>>24706710How could you not? Sounds like some kind of brain-damage.
let's do a test. I've finished reading Dark Souls on 2024-07-01, more than a year ago. I can recall the protagonist's full name: Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov. I remember his physical qualities and his backstory, and what happens to him at the end of vol. 1.but I can only recall vague details about the landowners he buys dead serfs from. The first one was a woman whom they meet while trying to find shelter from a storm. The next two are: a male landlord, a sentimental, poet type; and a more pragmatist character, whose stature and estate reflect that. I do remember the last one very well, Plyushkin. he's the miser, he lets crops rot in the field out of mismanagement, and tries to serve the Chichikov a months-old cake that another guest had brought, out of his miserliness.I remember how and why Chichikov is driven out of the town. but any other characters I cannot recall, and the second book is just a complete haze.
>>24706710Only what’s important.
Yes. Not word for word but I will often remember themes and characters and certain passages and retain it for months and years. Othertimes I forget most of everything. But I seem to have a good retention span despite being a midwit.
>>24706710Yeah and I take notes too
Let me get another drink. In answer to your question, I try not to
No because my phone magically appears in my hand while reading.
>>24706710I don't think it's necessary if one has 'a literary mind'This type of mind receives what's needed at the appropriate moment and cites it, if citation's necessaryIn other words, this shouldn't be a worry; if it *is* your mind's merely playing games with itself. Move on from such 'concerns' immediately
I do. I have a trick where I only read while holding my breath. And take like a 10 second break every 40 seconds.
>>24706710Yeah
No. My memory is fucked. Too much marijuana and more importantly I got drunk and shot my mouth off at guys twice my size and got my ass handed to me half a dozen times.
>>24706710I used to think you draw conclusions from what you remember but its the other way around. It's why schools (admittedly in an ineffective way) get you to think and write after every individual chapter. You remember what you drew conclusions from, and there are examples in this thread right now. Whether or not you consider a part important or what the bigger picture is or isn't are in themselves conclusions, and your explanation for why something is worth recalling is prior to you being able to.
>>24706710Like 30% of it unprompted, if I take notes. 70% if prompted, with notes. Almost fuck all if I don't take any notes, unless the imagery is very vivid.
>>24706710I remember the imagery I form in my head of what’s going on, but I don’t remember the exact words.
Yes but I remember images and spoken dialogue betterWhen a character is visualized as an actual person with visible emotions it's just easier to remember
i remember facts about nonfiction and impressions and themes about literature, i couldnt recite any excerpts of either
