I seem to have a much slower reading speed than most (between 160-200 wpm). I can read faster than this but lose the sense of 'being there' and high comprehension that slower reading gives me. When I speed-read as a student (I did a Lit degree), I wasn't reading for pleasure but to pick out certain aspects, such as the effect of weather on character, or the depiction of women etc.
At the moment I'm reading Frenchman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier. Although I'm spending about two hours a day reading, it's going to take roughly four days: I'm getting through an average of 25% of the book per day. A quick look at the paperback on Amazon tells me it's the equivalent of 270 pages (I'm reading the kindle version). So I'm reading abut 70 pages a day.
I'm trying to keep in mind that MR and booktube are composed of voracious readers, whereas the general population read very little (I'm not sure what the statistic is for the UK.) I can't remember the last time I saw a queue of people all glued to ereaders or paperbacks; everyone seems to be looking at mobile phones ... or are they reading novels on them?
I found this article, but I think it's being optimistic:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/20...ver-read-books