>read the shortest length version of a book (abridged if possible) you can find and skip as much as possible (foreword, footnotes etc.)
>log the version on goodreads with the highest page count
>post your inflated stats in end of year goodreads threads
>>9634822
>reading an abridged version
>patrician
I think you meant plebeian things that only you do.
>>9634830
If the abridged parts were necessary then they wouldn't be abridged.
>>9634822
Every time I take a hot bath at night I smugly imagine the plebeians coming in after me to use my tepid bathwater.
>footnote says to refer to another footnote or page
>ignore it and continue reading the main text
If it was important enough, I would remember what it was.
>poem has a commentary that is longer than the actual poem
>ignore it so you can save time and read more books
I read Pale Fire in like 15 minutes.
Use a fountain pen
>only read footnotes
>only read commentary