On the other hand, when I get past a certain threshold of interest/familiarity the pages begin to disappear without interruption.

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For this reason I'm very picky with books. I'm only interested in the best fiction, and prefer nonfiction. With everything moving so fast the opportunity cost to read a book like this is even higher, and I feel it acutely. I suspect others do too and that's part of why words have lost their power.

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I remember once visiting an older woman's house seeking employment as a system administrator, she saw me reading a book at breakfast and was flabbergasted by my mannerisms, going over pages twice to make sure I got them. "Nothing is worth reading that carefully." she said, it's a waste of time.

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It may shock you to know that I'm a slow reader. I read in the style people once did when books were rarer and more valuable: a few or several pages at a time, stopping to think and daydream about what I've just read whenever something particularly evocative stands out to me. It's harder to do now.

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