Slow Down

First there was the Slow Food Movement and now could there be a Slow Reading Movement? UNH Professor Thomas Newkirk hopes so. In a recent article in the Foster's Daily Democrat Prof. Newkirk makes a case for slowing down and reading a book thoughtfully. He mentions how accelerated reading goes along with current lifestyles of instant messaging, text messaging, and tweeting where everything happens quickly. This has really made me think about my own reading habits--I do sometimes race through a book because it is sooo good, and I need to know what happens. Is that bad? I have been known to skim a book when it becomes a bit repetitive. Is that bad? Unfair to the author who may have anguished over each sentence? I completely understand where Prof. Newkirk is coming from, but there are some books that I just cannot read slow--sorry.