I'm a pretty fast reader, I can't put a number on it, as I've never bothered to measure it.
It does vary though. If I'm reading a quite "light" book plotwise and complexity wise, I could read say a 250 page paperback in a couple of hours, maybe less.
For something intense/In depth, it might take an evening to read.
Still, it varies on my mood as well or sometimes I deliberately re-read parts, right after I have read them or go back to re-read a part if there's a significant reason to do so, such as a revelation in a story that makes something that happened earlier more meaningful.
I don't subvocalise at all and don't hear the words in my head either.
The best way I can describe it is I kind of immerse myself into the book very far.
I see the events happening in my head as if it's a real life conversation and the events are actually happening.
but it's all very abstract and hard to explain.
Sometimes if a part of a book is pretty boring, I skim read very fast.
I'll take in all the information, but I don't get that immersive feeling and it's not really enjoyable.
However I do it just to get past a boring part.
Last edited by danskmacabre; 11-03-2013 at 06:54 PM.
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