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Old 07-25-2014, 08:13 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by Yapyap View Post
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.
Yeah, this is a really good way of putting it
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