Reddit mentions of Verbal Reasoning & Mathematical Techniques (Examkrackers MCAT)

the EKVR sections? is this what you're talking about?
http://www.amazon.com/Verbal-Reasoning-Mathematical-Techniques-Examkrackers/dp/1893858685

I dunno if I'm allowed to link, but I'll try it anyways as I'm on mobile and too lazy.
Best thing I ever did for CARS was read this old school EK book. Bottom line: read calmly, slowly, and deliberately, and try to get excited for each passage.
And I also got the old EK 101 verbal passages book from previous exam. It's got a bunch of warmup passages and 14 of the verbal practice exams.
IMO the old verbal was way harder for timing than the new one. Questions also seem much more challenging. If you can use that to get timing down and know how to dissect the questions, even without understanding the passage, it goes a long way to improving your score and giving you confidence in tackling passages that seem unreasonably dense.
Both books are super cheap, here's the verbal and math strategies book I used, found with a quick google search on amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Verbal-Reasoning-Mathematical-Techniques-Examkrackers/dp/1893858685

I swear you can improve. Timing should come first before you resort to any whack strategies. Anyways, as with all things, take my advice with a grain of salt. But those two resources I personally found invaluable.
Try not to be too disheartened. Just make sure to try to tackle the problem from a new angle since your first method didn't seem to suit you. Good luck