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Originally Posted by davidfor
I have to agree with you on this. Some indication on size would be good. If I was in a bookshop, I can get a rough idea based in how thick the book is. I'm not sure if I have ever really let size affect the choice of what I buy, but I have definitely picked up a thick book to see what it was about. And I've done the opposite and picked up the thin book hidden in all the fantasy novels that make Lord of the Rings seem short.
Where I do use book size is deciding what to read next. Long books are more likely to be saved for holidays or when I know I have time to read it. If I am working long hours or particularly busy, I'm less likely to start an epic. Short novels would get grabbed off the bookshelf as I rush out the door to catch the bus to work.
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For me, book size is not all that big a deal. Last time we ran through a reading speed/comprehension test in high school -- a lot more years ago than I care to remember -- I clocked in at just over 1000 words/minute with a 90% comprehension rate after 2 re-tests because I
MUST have been cheating somehow though I never understood how you could cheat on such a test. My reading speed has dropped over the decades but still well over 800 WPM. This has advantages at work where quite a bit of what I now do is reading and writing reports. Off work, I churn through books at a fair pace. When I had a 90 minute bus ride to work, that was an average novel down the tubes each day. Re-reading Lord of the Rings was not quite the week so I finished Friday by reading Bored of the Rings. Gotta love those hairy toes.
Regards,
David