On reading fiction books for essays and comprehension test regular study sources say
you must read the book 3 times and that is with regular reading techniques Don't all groan at once
Photoreading makes it as easy as eating pie one bite at a time.
Basically you need to identify your purpose and with reading 'literature' Your first activation passes would be of plot, characters and setting (you're going to mind map this because it will make it sooo much easier to write the essay) Have 3 main branches, (plot, characters and setting). for the next activation pass you add the branches like, theme, symbolism, philosophy, language, imagry. Using 2 to 4 20 to 30 minute activation passes you're pulling out the information usually sort after in literature. Other branches may be guided by you teacher although you will find if you look for them you are extracting lots of details that you tend to overlook with regular reading. After 2 to 4 hours of regular activation you can then go for a rapid read and probably discover yourself moving a lot faster and perhaps adding one or 2 points to the mind map.
I haven't exactly explained what you are looking for when I say symbolism, theme, language, philosophy if you would like to know more about them email me (my address is in my profile) for my questions article I've already written the information in there.
Alex
