re: the book-focusing ask, i find it really helpful is to skim the book for quotes that demonstrate bits of the summary, so if i take jane eyre for example i can go "jane begins to fall in love with Rochester" and then list quotes like 'made his face the object i best liked to see', which means that with a slow book, i have an aim that isn't just to get through it, and that then means that whilst i'm not thoroughly reading it, i get a solid understanding for the book. (reader, i love Jane Eyre)


















