Do you remember what you read?

OK I had to do a lot of research on this and my guess was right. We retain about 10% of what we read. 20% of a movie we remember (audio/visual). I never was a fan of going back and re-reading books that I have already read but I did it and I was astounded at the intricate parts of the story I completely missed. There are plots then there are sub-plots then there are characters and........ some of the most difficult reading for me was J.R.R. Tolkien... he had everything mapped out. Every character was related to another somehow (there are books about the books). Read... read more books... then come back and re-read. I am sure you will enjoy it as much if not more than the first time.

for me it's quite different i don't forget easily when i read a book or story.but after 4 or 5 years i just remember the plot and major details.there are some books that i remember quite well with all major and minor details because I've read them more than once.

When I read smething in a book or a magazine it's committed to memory for the rest of my life, whereas the brief questions I read on the internet are gone the moment I take care of them. I guess it's that on the internet I'm just participating in quick communications whereas when I read a book or an article it's for informational purposes.

I tend to be like this too. I am more on seeing the whole picture. I don’t usually remember minute details on the books that I’ve read. I just remember how the story went and how the heroes/heroines were able to overcome their problems or dilemmas.

That depends entirely on the book. When it's a really great book -a novel by a genius author, an stirring non-fiction document, for example- I don't forget the details, I often remember the phrases that impressed me, for years. And that doesn't hinder me to read it again, at the contrary, it heightens the delight because I enjoy in advance the peaks and am happy to find them again. I really love good literature. And I have a great talent for identifying the books that give me pleasure, so I never run out of stuff for reading. I only run out of time, that's the problem!

hello shareaza, Books are one's best friends so as one don't forget what friends so i also read it in such a manner that i don't forget the points which are significant. As far as repeation of d books is concerned i like to read new ones but if sometimes new ones are not there then i read the oldies again but the ones which i'v really relished.

That depends entirely on the book. When it's a really great book -a novel by a genius author, an stirring non-fiction document, for example- I don't forget the details, I often remember the phrases that impressed me, for years. And that doesn't hinder me to read it again, at the contrary, it heightens the delight because I enjoy in advance the peaks and am happy to find them again. I really love good literature! A have a great talent for identifying the books that give me pleasure, so I'm never out of stuff.