The ever reliable,
Bryan, links to this
rather amusing article about skim-reading. Given my new status as a fully-fledged
under-qualified student, I'm going to be doing a lot of this over the next few years. Bear in mind that this isn't the first time that this issue has cropped up in the news recently.
Orion publishers brought out a range of 'compact editions' for those classic books that only some of us have the time (or inclination) to read. The list included
Moby Dick,
Anna Karenina, and
Vanity Fair. Their slogan was: "read a classic in half the time". I myself was appalled by the entire concept, as was most of the critical population, yet there were
a few who kept the faith. (
Ironic link).
