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So I was reading Captain's Fury by Jim Butcher and decided to time my pages read per hour. I clocked in at about 100 pages an hour reading at my average speed.
Being a curious person, I want to know how fast the rest of my fellow forumites read. Grab a stopwatch, pick up a good book, and let's see what your reading speed is.
A Question How fast are you?
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Posted 03 October 2008 - 04:44 PM
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Posted 04 October 2008 - 04:48 PM
I clock in at about 100 pages an hour, too. I've known for a long time, so if I want to read for an hour (say before bed or something) I simply keep an eye on page numbers.
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Posted 05 October 2008 - 09:14 AM
Im a bit slower with about 30 - 70 pages (this is wholly dependant on lighting and on whether I am wearing glasses. Poor light with no glasses versus decent light and glasses) but I can peak at about 110 if I am really into it.
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Posted 18 October 2008 - 11:26 AM
I wrote a huge response but internet crashed at the same time that I tried to post so it all went to hell.
Anyhow, I'm a pretty normal reader. I do, however, think that the only way to accurately compare your speed is for everyone to read the same text. My speed varies greatly from book to book.
Minimalistic writing takes a whole lot longer to read than say... a harry potter book.
Anyhow, I'm a pretty normal reader. I do, however, think that the only way to accurately compare your speed is for everyone to read the same text. My speed varies greatly from book to book.
Minimalistic writing takes a whole lot longer to read than say... a harry potter book.
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Posted 21 October 2008 - 07:34 AM
Agreed. If I'm loving the book, I can read up to 2 pages a minute. If I'm not, it's slower. And if it's a text book, I read really slowly to understand.
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Posted 22 October 2008 - 11:19 PM
For the purposes of being more specific when you're reading for pleasure, not reading for work or school, how fast do you read? It's ok to put in an average. My average is usually around 100 pages an hour from what I generally read at.
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Posted 09 November 2008 - 07:36 PM
I'm between 50 and 70 pages an hour, or a little less than a page a minute to a little more than a page a minute.
This isn't good for me when I can't make myself put down a book at night. I've been known to finish a 350 page book in one night... but then I look at the clock and it's 4 AM.
This isn't good for me when I can't make myself put down a book at night. I've been known to finish a 350 page book in one night... but then I look at the clock and it's 4 AM.
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Posted 09 November 2008 - 09:06 PM
Depends on font, spacing, and interest. A cheap paperback novel can be breezed through bu something more scholarly will have me going back and forth, re-reading, and looking shit up. So, I have no clue.
When I read out loud, people say that they cannot understand it even though I pause properly at comas and periods. Most people here do not speak English as a mother tongue though.
Meanwhile, it takes me forever to read and write in french.
When I read out loud, people say that they cannot understand it even though I pause properly at comas and periods. Most people here do not speak English as a mother tongue though.
Meanwhile, it takes me forever to read and write in french.
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Posted 10 November 2008 - 12:24 AM
i've never really timed myself, i know i'm a fast reader, (can finish a xanth novel by starting between 9-10 and stop reading between 3-7, for two nights and have it read) bigger books and ones i've already read go a bit slower (i read brisinger with the same times, in about 4-7 nights) mangas i can finish real fast, only an hour or two depending on it, also i read slower on a computer than i do with a book (found that out recently by doing school work [gots and online book]) but i've read some of the more recent forest tales within a night
currently attempting to read "WorldBinder" by David Farland (runelord series, i recommend it) so, when i do pick it up, i'll try to time myself
currently attempting to read "WorldBinder" by David Farland (runelord series, i recommend it) so, when i do pick it up, i'll try to time myself
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Posted 11 November 2008 - 04:28 PM
For normal fiction i average around 80 to 120. But it is very dependant on the subject.
When I'm losing interest in a book I sometimes start speed reading and can manage to read and understand at up to 150 pages. The only problem is that you lose the finer nuances of the plot.
However I must admit it does have it's good points too in that you can read a new book, for instance a terry pratchett, really fast the first time to satisfy the "I have to read it NOW" desire, then go back and read it again slowly and it feels like reading a whole new book... See? two books for the price of one..
I've started buying books on amazon over the last 6 months or so and my shelves here are starting to look like the ones at home in ireland.. i.e. starting to collapse under the weight of books.
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When I'm losing interest in a book I sometimes start speed reading and can manage to read and understand at up to 150 pages. The only problem is that you lose the finer nuances of the plot.
However I must admit it does have it's good points too in that you can read a new book, for instance a terry pratchett, really fast the first time to satisfy the "I have to read it NOW" desire, then go back and read it again slowly and it feels like reading a whole new book... See? two books for the price of one..
I've started buying books on amazon over the last 6 months or so and my shelves here are starting to look like the ones at home in ireland.. i.e. starting to collapse under the weight of books.
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Posted 12 November 2008 - 08:25 AM
I've gone over 100 pages an hour, but I generally average about 60 across the board. Though, contrary to what I've observed to be the norm, the more complicated the subject matter, the faster I can read it(up to a point, medical manuals still take a little extra time). I'm a huge fan of Stephen King's work, and I've been known to devour entire novels of his, and other authors, in a matter of a few hours. Lately though, I've begun to slow down a lot when it comes to reading for pleasure so that I can put off that feeling of depression when I get done with a great book.
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Posted 01 December 2008 - 11:57 AM
I usually clock in at about 100 pg/hr. It can vary from that based on the intellectual level of the book but not by a lot.
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Posted 10 December 2008 - 05:30 PM
Hmm sometimes if I really love the book I actually read slower, I try to take in every single word, sometimes go back and re-read a sentence or two because I like it so much.
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Posted 10 December 2008 - 08:11 PM
When I read tons and tons (6-10th grade) I was reading about 120 pages per hour. I'm now averaging 95-100 pages an hour.
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Posted 10 December 2008 - 08:29 PM
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Hmm sometimes if I really love the book I actually read slower, I try to take in every single word, sometimes go back and re-read a sentence or two because I like it so much.
This is what I do.. except I don't "sometimes" go back an re-read sentences.. I do it a lot.. When I'm reading a good novel I like to absorb the descriptions of everything and visualize it to a detail, then I subconsiously start thinking of storylines of my own, so when I come back to I've forgotten what I just read so I read it again and continue until I start visualizing again and etc.
Same with some schoolbooks (like astronomy, physics and chemistry books), but instead of visualizing scenery and such I start thinking about how this theory/formula affects another and such.
I'm "proud" of reading slow.. Why compete in how fast you can finish your chocolates when you can eat it a lick at a time and savor the flavor?
Also, I think it's because of how slow I read that I get so attached to the bestest of the books I read... A perk as well as a quirk.
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Posted 10 December 2008 - 10:19 PM
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Hmm sometimes if I really love the book I actually read slower, I try to take in every single word, sometimes go back and re-read a sentence or two because I like it so much.
This is what I do.. except I don't "sometimes" go back an re-read sentences.. I do it a lot.. When I'm reading a good novel I like to absorb the descriptions of everything and visualize it to a detail, then I subconsiously start thinking of storylines of my own, so when I come back to I've forgotten what I just read so I read it again and continue until I start visualizing again and etc.
Same with some schoolbooks (like astronomy, physics and chemistry books), but instead of visualizing scenery and such I start thinking about how this theory/formula affects another and such.
I'm "proud" of reading slow.. Why compete in how fast you can finish your chocolates when you can eat it a lick at a time and savor the flavor?
Also, I think it's because of how slow I read that I get so attached to the bestest of the books I read... A perk as well as a quirk.
Mmmm chocolates..
Twisted, no one is attaching any kind of negative label to reading slowly. I do the same thing you and Mismin do, I just do it at the rate I'm comfortable with.
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Posted 20 January 2009 - 06:47 AM
It in all depends on what kind of book it is, or if I get draw into it enough.
I've found myself turning pages around 40-80 an hour if I simply enjoy the story, but if I am really into the story line and anxious to find out whats next. I do find myself going near 150 pages an hour. I try to slow down and enjoy the full impact of the book, but I always want to know more!
I've found myself turning pages around 40-80 an hour if I simply enjoy the story, but if I am really into the story line and anxious to find out whats next. I do find myself going near 150 pages an hour. I try to slow down and enjoy the full impact of the book, but I always want to know more!
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Posted 24 January 2009 - 12:14 AM
Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follet 973 pages (paperback, not in front of me at the moment, just googling the #pages) in about 5-6 hrs
973 / 6 (just to be safe) = 162 and a bit per hour
I usually time my baths by reading a romance novel (see : easy to read) before the water gets cold....
973 / 6 (just to be safe) = 162 and a bit per hour
I usually time my baths by reading a romance novel (see : easy to read) before the water gets cold....
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Posted 02 February 2009 - 07:23 AM
If I enjoy the book, I can get through up to 200 pages an hour, that is for a Harry Potter book for instance. If I just want to read a book but I don't enjoy it it goes right down to 100-130. Sometimes I read while my boyf watches a programme I don't like and thats what I usually get through in an hour long programme anyway.
I've always been a very quick reader and have to re-read books because I miss stuff out accidentally. Or I just reread favourites. I've read quite a few books I have at least 6 times.
I enjoy being a freaky reader, stems from my sister teaching me to read before I went to nursery.
If it sounds like I'm bragging I'm sorry, Its just one of very few things I do well that I'm proud of.
I've always been a very quick reader and have to re-read books because I miss stuff out accidentally. Or I just reread favourites. I've read quite a few books I have at least 6 times.
I enjoy being a freaky reader, stems from my sister teaching me to read before I went to nursery.
If it sounds like I'm bragging I'm sorry, Its just one of very few things I do well that I'm proud of.
