how fast do you read?

I read very fast. I have finished books that were over 500 pages in a day. I try not to do it now, because when I do I tend to miss out on some things in the book.

 

depends on the density of the material and the level of comprehension you want to attain.

Reading comprehension is an interesting field of study in educational psychology, there is a lot of info out there on it.

In my line of work I do a ton of reading. In the peak season, I can be expected to read about 300-400 full-print periodical pages a day, regularly, and am expected to have near complete comprehension. Thankfully that only last several weeks over the year.

There a lot of techniques you can use to increase your rate of reading and maintain your comprehension.

When it comes to leisure reading, I tend to read on the slow side. I like to submerge myself in the atmosphere, the setting, internalize the dialogue, etc.
Some of the more challenging narrative styles almost demand this level of slow-paced reading. Try an author who doesn't use conventional punctuation!

 

most of the time i slow myself right down to really think about what I'm reading, i don't like churning through books at the speed of light. reading is leisure and thus should be done at a leisurely pace.

 

If you can recall every bit of what you read, you have a gift

 

I don't think it's a question of speed, most people read because they enjoy it the content of what they read, an 800 page book on FAA flight regulations is shit boring, would / did take me a month or more, an 800 page article on street walkers of LA, I read in 2-3 hours ....lol

Friend just fished the Hobbit, took her a week maybe, she really enjoyed it, if I had to read that it would take me a month or more, as we know the movie is due out, and the directors done the hard read for us.

Most peoples read speed is about the same speed as we talk, comfortable relaxed pace, we as readers ain't into 'the speed' more into the 'content' of what we read.

peace
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When you read, do you use your internal dialogue to guide you? Most speed-readers don't.

I'm a pretty good reader. I Probably read a bit faster than the average person. I have decent comprehension.

 

I read about 150 pages an hour. I used to be faster, but I'm getting old. I can easily knock out a paperback novel in a sitting, but back in highschool I would read a novel a day. Now I have all these adult responsibilities.

 

I like to take my time and mind chew the information. But if it's something like school work I'll usually blaze through it rather quick.

 

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in elementary school this guy came and pulled us aside one by one and made us read a book to him at our normal reading pace.

he told me I was the fastest out of everyone in the grade. I'm a fast fucking reader. MESS WIT ME

 

I can read pretty fast, I dont know exactly how fast but I prefer to read things a bit more slowly or as I call it "real time reading" especially for conversations. Its apart of the imagination process to envision it actually happening rather than to read a book as like an achievement, or a notch on the bookshelf so you can tell people you're well read lol

 

Fairly fast, used to be very fast, but I've stopped reading as much as I used to. I should really get back into reading.

 

Really does depend on the book. If I'm into it then I probably wont put it down, fiction or non-fiction. I could get through 300-350 page book in a day if it's really good/