I go back and forth between trying to read between the two styles. It mostly has to do with whether I'm trying to read to "savor the language" or to gather information. I'm definitely not willing to skim through Howl, but if I get the point on a textbook without having to read every word in a paragraph that's awesome.
haha textbooks. i used to just read the summary at the end of the chapter in most text books, and maybe the section headings, and that's it. skipping most pages is even faster than speed reading or skimming :)
of course that doesn't work for math textbooks and some sciences.
