He is able, of course, to read quickly since this has long been his work.
It's a relief, of course, to read that, but at the same time quite daunting.
It is possible, of course, to read Bush v. Gore more narrowly than that.
I was so taken with "Catcher" that I set a course to read all of Salinger's work, even if it took me a day and a half.
Reading Group contributor RabBurnout puts it neatly: "The thing is, of course, to read the book oneself, and experience it viscerally – it is definitely a book that the reader forms a powerful personal response to, I think".
In normal circumstances he would have stayed at school for a Cambridge scholarship year, but there was a pressing need for technically qualified staff, and he became a "Snowflake" – interviewed by CP Snow, then director of technical personnel at the Ministry of Labour, he was given a state scholarship on an accelerated course to read mechanical engineering at Manchester.
I hadn't read the book for four years, and as I read the part of Rochester with my student (she opted, of course, to read Jane's lines) I realized I had forgotten how hilarious Rochester can be in his exchanges with Jane: "The forehead declares, 'Reason sits firm and holds the reins...Well said, forehead; your declaration shall be respected".
Of course, to read the story of Samuel whose life serves as background to the place of Dr. King, is to understand that in order for spiritual or social change to be accomplished, one must first be awakened to the world around you.
Mike's job approving historical-preservation projects on old houses left him time to take a lot of lenient-parenting courses and to read all the lenient-parenting books, though he had no children himself.
Many of his students went into his courses hoping to read Tolstoy in the original (as I did) and left satisfied if they could mutter a simple "These boys are standing on those bridges".
