Speed; Books like candy.

[yebastick]

I do read fast from somewhere 600 -800 wpm, depending on material Im reading. That's 3-4 times faster than usual reading average. For a 400-page novel, I can finish it up in less 2 than hours. And, yes, I understand and remember and do enjoy what I read.

If it were not for work or the cost of buying books, I would love to read all day. I even have set of books and authors for re-reading in the event I have no new material to read.

Or, if Im really desperate, I'd spend 2 to 3 hours in a bookstore and keep up with my trendy reading (trendy which I mean to be what's-the-fuss-all-about book). Yeah, it's sneaky and need to get in a Books Anonymous.

Good things about speed reading is, I get past all those boring naratives without much trouble at all and temptation to look at the next or last chapter doesn't last long.

 

[hypocriticHarkonnen]

Depends on the book. Once I start reading, I kinda get so pumped up, I rummage through the library for more books. The Dune books took me a few weeks. The Fowl series was very easy reading, a day each, except for the last two books, since I wanted to savor every page, hehe. Yeah, sometimes I tend so skip the extremely detailed paragraphs. Guess that's why I have glasses now, heh.

 

[Arkangel]

It is good that i am dyslexic, i take a long time to finish a book, 2 to 3 mins per page if i really concentrate, otherwise i will have to go through the page once more to get what is written. This allows me to enjoy the book like a japaness tea. Drink slowly and take in the taste completely. A zen way of reading a book.

Maybe you should all try to read a book the zen way, take it in completely and let the taste settle on your tastebuds. Let your imagination take hold of the words and create pictures in your mind. Rather than zip through it like a catalog. Or gulp like beer.

 

[wildbill333]

I read kind of slow too, but only becouse of when and were i read. I am a 10th grader so i read durring my to long classes( 90 minutes) that seem to pass slower than mollasis in winter time. trig happens to be one of them. i will read a book the entire class period but still get exactly what the teacher(s) is/are saying even if they think i am ignoring them and i find they hate it when i can read and answer the most difficult question at the same time. and for the record i suck at math in general unless you ask my gf becouse to her i am the human calculator.

 

[Arkangel]

It is embarrassing to even say this but what the hell. I got zero in math in 12th grade. A record for my school

That is why i became a tech writer, no numbers.