Hi, this post amazed me enough to leave a comment. I have not yet fully understood how you managed to read and understand a book in German when your command of this language was low.
By asking questions are looking for answers. I was reading with a purpose. Also PhotoReading, allowed me to process the words that I did not necessarily understand and other unconscious level. Much like reading when you come across words, you don't understand. You can often get the meaning the context of the paragraph or sentence.
Maybe I misunderstood some facts, but I'd like to know the percentage of German you had by that time.
I had not looked at, a German book in over 10 years by that time. That's why did the experiment.
By the way, I'm starting to practice PhotoRead, although I can't see great achievements in my results.
Just keep using this system and you will see the results.
AlexK