Interesting but rather bloated and one sided

All the way through it feels as though the author has got a vendetta or beef with Evelyn Wood, she gives the view that what ever she does has some other motive.

Far too much of the book evolves around her time in Germany, I find this irrelevant to Evelyn Wood and Reading Dynamics. I personally think this could have been drastically reduced. There are also undertones of criticism with her personal religious beliefs which again are besides the point, is this an Evelyn Wood biography or a book on her speed reading courses/businesses? From the title of the book I would presume the latter.

I found the extensive research on the history of Reading Dynamics and leaning how certain books I’ve owned slot into the history of speed reading fascinating. However, I thought this could have been tackled from different view points such as interviews with previous Evelyn Wood graduates and their experiences. It seems far too often the author seeks to discredit any achievement and can only back it up with (a professor at this university said this). I just felt the argument was one sided.

My uncle’s father used to speed read regularly with his daughter and then they would have in depth conversations about the books topic (so I have been told) however there are quite a few (that are pointed out in the book) dismissals of the effectiveness of speed reading. Personally I’m not sure either way there are papers which contradict the teaching but then I know people who it has helped. I personally believe that the claims of Reading Dynamics are perhaps exaggerated but can help to an extent.

Finally it reminds me of that quote (made by someone that I cannot remember) that it’s difficult to debate someone that is dead.

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