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Originally Posted by DNSB
When I tried the linked test, my speed was ~1100 wpm, comprehension was 90%. About the same speed I read at in high school and this test didn't question me finishing the material as fast as I did.
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Originally Posted by rcentros
That's pretty amazing. So how many books do you read a day?  When I'm in my "reading binge" mode I read quite a few books in a month, but I do it by blunt force, not skill. |
Hmmm... the last time I took a couple of sick days, I churned though 18 books in between trips to worship the porcelain goddess. My assumption is the average book is readable in 80-90 minutes. The last time I tracked reading time was for a re-read of the
Lord of the Rings trilogy plus
Bored of the Rings which took ~10 hours This involved sitting in a hospital waiting area while a friend for the last 40 years was undergoing catheter heart surgery -- it was either read or nibble my fingernails to the elbow as a procedure which was supposed to last 3 hours plus recovery time took 8.5 hours plus recovery time -- dropped him at the check-in at 7:30 AM, got to take him home at 7:45 PM.