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Hi guys, I need help with reading. I've always found it hard to read. Although I've been through AP Lit and had to read a bunch of books I always found it painfully hard to get through a book and even then, I still didn't understand it too much.

I want to start reading because I want to be a storyboard artist and our prof says we need to start reading if we don't already. He says movies are cool, but it's already visualized for us. That books are a great way to visualize shots from nothing and really get creative.

The only books I remember devouring as a kid were the Roald Dahl books. I'd finish them in a day. Also, The Hobbit and the Harry Potter books were also fun and easy to read.

All other books I read require me to reread each sentence at least four times, and even then I don't quite understand what I read. Then I lose focus and start thinking about other stuff I need to do and/or I get sleepy, my head starts to bob up and down and I just say fuck it.

Is it just that I need to practice reading? Does it get better over time? Because I do remember reading those books, and I do remember it being a very enjoyable experience; it actually felt like a really good movie. The Hobbit most of all felt like a movie and every time I had to pull away, I'd always think about what the characters were doing while I was washing the dishes or taking out the garbage.

I think also, I feel like sometimes sentences can go on and on when I just want to know what happens and I lose patience if I'm not interested in what they're saying. Sometimes I'll grab a book from the library and start reading right at the middle of a book and will be able to read alright, but the beginning of  a book? I get exhausted and annoyed just thinking about it.
<bot>: I try to read but it does not compute, what is wrong with me? How do I read like other people?