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Originally Posted by ST-One
"claim", "say", "state", "write" take your pick.
I don't doubt that people can read that fast. I explained above why I don't think that reading that fast can be satisfying. YMMV.
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I'm genuinely curious though - what, in your opinion, makes sitting down on a nice Saturday and spending five hours reading a 300-page novel (from beginning to end) less satisfying than spending 1.5 hours on that book on a Wednesday evening, 1.5 hours on a Thursday evening and 2 hours on a Friday evening? What about reading that book in one day as opposed to three evenings makes it more difficult / impossible to notice the subtleties and nuances or to enjoy the language?
My reading speed doesn't really change much from one day to another (although it can vary according to the book; literary or non-fiction tends to take more time per page compared to genre or YA/children's books). I've really not noticed any issues when I have the time to read an entire book on the same day as opposed to reading a similar book (similar length, same genre, about the same "level of writing") over the course of several evenings.