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SmokeAndMirrors · 10-30-2011, 01:15 AM

I answered the first option - I read everything. But, unlike some of the others, I am not that bothered by abandoning a book I'm really not enjoying.

If I do that, whether I count myself as having "read it" kinda depends on how far through I got. I don't count myself has having read The DaVinci Code - I only got about 50 pages in before I decided I didn't like it. But I do say I've read the first Harry Potter book, even though I still had a little way to go when I lost interest.

I'm a moderately fast reader. I can read with good comprehension a fair bit faster than I speak, and I have a bit of a clip - I'd guess I read at 200wpm with good comprehension. I can skim at double that.

But in practice I often take longer to finish a book than my reading speed would suggest, especially if I'm really, really enjoying it. I'll go back and re-read passages that moved me 2 or 3 times over before moving on. I usually re-read the last page I read when beginning a session. So the more I like a book, the longer it takes me to finish it. And even in general, I take a bit longer with reading a book than I strictly have to.

10-30-2011, 01:15 AM	#31
SmokeAndMirrors Addict Posts: 280 Karma: 2064388 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: MN, US Device: Kobo Touch, Asus Eee Pad Slider	I answered the first option - I read everything. But, unlike some of the others, I am not that bothered by abandoning a book I'm really not enjoying. If I do that, whether I count myself as having "read it" kinda depends on how far through I got. I don't count myself has having read The DaVinci Code - I only got about 50 pages in before I decided I didn't like it. But I do say I've read the first Harry Potter book, even though I still had a little way to go when I lost interest. I'm a moderately fast reader. I can read with good comprehension a fair bit faster than I speak, and I have a bit of a clip - I'd guess I read at 200wpm with good comprehension. I can skim at double that. But in practice I often take longer to finish a book than my reading speed would suggest, especially if I'm really, really enjoying it. I'll go back and re-read passages that moved me 2 or 3 times over before moving on. I usually re-read the last page I read when beginning a session. So the more I like a book, the longer it takes me to finish it. And even in general, I take a bit longer with reading a book than I strictly have to.