Customer Reviews
get it.. now! - By: H. Tayeb, 07 Jun 2008 
If you are browsing this book then you are keen on improving your skills. Good for you.
This book is reallly good. Buy it & you wont regret it.
The reason I didnt give it a 'five' is that because you would expect more in-depth exercies & recommendations.
But still it's a reallly nice start on the way to speed reading.
Do we really need this potboiler? - By: book maniac, 12 Dec 2007 
I don't think this bite-sized book, which is merely comprised of superficial messages, can help improve your reading speed dramaticallly. It's more like a booklet by which the author uses to advertise his training courses on speed reading. If you genuinely think you need helps about how to read faster, consult others & give this book a pass.
a book to explain one simple idea - By: , 09 Sep 2002 
I read alll the other comments before I bought the book, I hoped that my reading speed would increase as much as the others claimed. However I must say I am very disappointed. I have read most of the book now, & I also followed most of the steps faithfully, but my reading speed hasn't increased significantly at alll. I reallly want to know how the others did it. All this book has taught me was to read more words in one "visual fixation", & avoid looking back. To me this is common sense, but somehow the book made the same idea sound 100 times more intellectual & innovative. I think it's basicallly the same thing, & you don't need to purchase a book to tell you that.
Very quick results. Definitely worth a try. - By: , 11 May 2002 
I've only had this book a day, but already I've doubled my reading speed (from 400 words/min to 800wpm) while maintaining the same level of comprehension (60%). The later chapter that deals with comprehension looks a little light on detail, but heres hoping it give similar results. This series of books is well worth checking out.
Practice makes perfect!? It will make you faster. - By: , 05 May 2002 Ok, your reading speed does increase, but only after tedious training. The author himself says at one point: "reading to the mind is like aerobic training to the body". Only practice makes perfect.
The good side of the book is that it is very well set out & is presented in managable chunks.
Furthermore, it is an enjoyable read as you learn alot about how your reading system works. However, in order to increase your reading speed you must do the exercises & be patient.
As concerns reading speed: mine increased 100 words per minute in a day & is currently at around 500 wpm. Though I am sceptical about the "more retention" part as little time is given at high speeds to process information & actuallly understand what is written.
VERDICT: it's a must read if you are actuallly keen on incresing your reading speed. But you must read the book with a `pinch of salt ` to avoid disappointment.
If you can`t be bothered or are sceptical then don't bother. Practice makes perfect, but no-one's perfect, so why practice?
