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alanajoli

Poetry Proofreading and Reading Speed

Oct 22, 2009 23:20

So the project that I'm proofreading involves literary criticism of poetry. I've noted that my eyes are not focusing as well as usual when I'm working on this. Possible explanations ( Read more... )

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vita_ganieda October 23 2009, 04:12:21 UTC

I actually feel pretty much exactly the same way about "Court of the Air." I like all of the elements, but they aren't adding up in quite the right way for me. But then, I've been reading it very sporadically, thanks to homework, essays, library books, etc, so that could be the problem.

alanajoli October 23 2009, 13:17:33 UTC

I'm glad it's not just me -- I've actually been reading it fairly sporadically, too. But I'm not sure it's other things drawing me away as much as it's just not one of those books that I've had to STOP EVERYTHING to read for any length of time.

I may give up and try again later.

holmes_iv October 23 2009, 05:12:05 UTC

OK, I just went and read the blurb for You Had Me at Halo, and I have to say that I am very disappointed. :-P

alanajoli October 23 2009, 13:08:03 UTC

You weren't expecting a goofy romantic comedy involving angels and/or the newly dead?

holmes_iv October 24 2009, 00:24:51 UTC

Well, considering the source, I more or less did expect something along those lines, once I stopped to think about it a moment. But I had a momentary hope for something different. ;-)

alanajoli October 24 2009, 03:05:55 UTC

Oh! Why yes, expecting that would have led to disappointment. ;)

breathingbooks October 23 2009, 19:03:39 UTC

My eyes did the same thing a couple of years ago, but mostly with distance or medium separation. It mostly went away once I'd been on my oh so fun diet for a while, though it did stop by to say hi this week.

alanajoli October 24 2009, 03:07:05 UTC

Oh, how weird! Well, diet and exercise do have a lot of impact on things you wouldn't expect, I suppose.