When I was younger, I'd read slowly, trying to visualize the setting, keep track of character preferences, look up words I don't know, etc. I'd remember a book well enough to talk about it even a year or so after.
These days, I just skim over descriptions and read as fast as I could while still getting the main plot. I get attached to characters only if the book is really good and savor them during rereads.
I mostly read fantasy and sci-fi, which tend to have multiple books in a series. If they are easy-to-read and short (300-400 pages per book), it becomes easy to consume. Also, I read for escapism, so I don't read too closely.
Hopefully less than this year. I'm reading too many (100+) and that's reflecting in my reduced time on actual work (self-employed).
I have a list of curated resources here: https://learnbyexample.github.io/py_resources/
There are sections for beginners, intermediate, advanced, etc. Also included are exercises, projects, debugging, testing, and many more stuff. Hope it helps :)
See also: https://jimbly.github.io/regex-crossword/
For Python, I wrote a TUI app with 100+ interactive exercises: https://github.com/learnbyexample/TUI-apps/blob/main/PyRegexExercises (covers both re and regex modules)
+1 for Cradle already mentioned. I'd add
It's the name of the constructor, for example:
const pat1 = new RegExp(`42//?5`)
So, I used that in the book name.
I've been reading way too many progression fantasy for the past few months. So, last weekend I read The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones
This was another charming entry in the Chrestomanci series. Things seem weird at first and then they start to make sense. I especially liked the idea of being able to bring back things from other worlds. The way Chant finally gets how he should work with his power at the end was great.
Here's a list of recent progression fantasy I've read:
That's great to hear and thanks for the kind feedback :)
True, perhaps a case of doing too much of anything over a long period ;)