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I'm still waiting for Andy to come clarify if he's actually being badgered or just reading enthusiastic reviews. Part of me wonders if this is the author version of the "humble brag". (Relax, Andy, that's not necessarily a bad thing. In small doses.) |
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I know! I know! I got a great idea! Lets pick something HIGHLY subjective, HIGHLY individualize, take a stand on it, and tell everyone else that they are wrong. Yeah! That is a great idea.
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I concede that CWatkinsNash's post has the right view on this.
In my previous post, rather than "reading too fast" I should have said "speed reading," a fad popular at one time but fortunately no longer in vogue. I was reminded of it by some of the figures cited in the thread.
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I can easily go through a book a day, or more, when I'm in a "reading mood", but that has much more to do with my lifestyle than my reading speed. |
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I used to have a book on 'speed reading.' I don't think I ever found the time to really read it though.
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I am one of those scary people. I read incredibly fast. No idea why and I have never had speed reading training.
That is why I like to discover great series that already have a bunch of books written. I take 8-10 books out from the library at a time and go every week. |
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So I do not see why you would ever doubt that number. |
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Now, the first time we had this discussion (yes, I have a very good memory) your issue was with claims of more than 200 books per year. I do not honestly recall anyone on MR claiming to have read more than 1000. There was some mythical beast that mentioned 730, but I don't think we ever found it.
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As Rafiki in the Lion King says: "Look harder..." *Points* The claimed numbers have been steadily rising since we had that discussion. Last edited by Katsunami; 07-10-2013 at 06:27 PM. |
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