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Originally Posted by HarryT
I wouldn't claim to be a particularly fast reader, but some books (eg Agatha Christie detective novels) I can easily read in a day (perhaps 3-4h actual reading time).
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Indeed. My reading speed in English (for most fiction) is about 60 pages an hour, based on an average adult hardback with not very small print, so if I have a day off or a particularly engrossing book (on which I'll happily spend the entire evening), reading a 300-400 page novel in one day isn't what I'd consider a particularly amazing feat.
As far as I can tell, reading an entire book on one weekend day as opposed to reading a similar book over 2-3 workday evenings doesn't make me lose anything and I get just as much enjoyment out of it.