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Old 02-04-2011, 04:18 AM   #68
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I always thought I was a slow, but tenacious reader. After reading this thread, I guess I am a fairly fast reader. I average about a page per minute and can double that when reading a really good book, or rereading a familiar one.

I read one book at a time and have only quit reading one book beyond the first chapter. I have also been know to read in excess of 1200 pages in one sitting. When my wife and I were newlyweds, my in-laws would by me a book for Christmas. We'd open presents on Christmas eve and by the time everyone got up on Christmas morning, I would have the book finished. I started getting clothes after the first few years.

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Originally Posted by Mrraow View Post
One thing I have noticed; 'arty' books where the emphasis is more on the writing than the plot or characters slow me down; and books which have been translated from a foreign language slow me to a crawl. Foucault's Pendulum, for example, took me around 20 hours to read.
I agree with both statements, but i think it has a lot to do with the person doing the translation and the language it is being translated from. French and Italian seem to be the worst; Eco, Camus, etc. I had no problems with the Millennium Series or the Nightwatch Series and found them easier to read than many American authors.
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