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Originally Posted by issybird
Comparisons are invidious, invalid and pointless as each person's parameters are so different from others. A book is not a book anyway, for purposes of comparison, that is, and it's not a contest. Really the only point to be made is if someone would like to read more and can't figure out how to achieve that.
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This.
I don't know my reading speed in terms of words per minute and I've never timed how many hours I usually spend on a book. I don't bother comparing numbers with other people. If I enjoy what I'm reading, that's good enough for me.
Some books just go faster than others no matter who is reading them depending on the vocabulary, amount of action vs talking vs inner thoughts vs long descriptive passages, etc. so unless you are comparing yourself to others who are reading exactly the same books you are, you can't really be sure if they read faster or slower than you do.