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purl4peace · 03-21-2009, 04:28 PM

I don't know if I'm a "faster or slower" reader than average in terms of words per minute. But the number of books per (favorite unit of time) tends to be pretty low since I tend to like long meaty books. For the most part, I like books that are going to be with me for awhile (like Michener, Trollope, Clavell, Tolstoy, Clancy) because I don't like to have to switch from one set of characters and story to another all that quickly, if that makes sense. I also don't have that much time dedicated to reading so I may read 3-4 books per year -- but I make sure they are good LONG books!

In short, I guess I prefer my books by the pound!

03-21-2009, 04:28 PM	#87
purl4peace Mommy of Many Interests Posts: 139 Karma: 660 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Wake Forest, NC Device: Kindle DX, Sony PRS-505, Cybook Gen3	Size matters I don't know if I'm a "faster or slower" reader than average in terms of words per minute. But the number of books per (favorite unit of time) tends to be pretty low since I tend to like long meaty books. For the most part, I like books that are going to be with me for awhile (like Michener, Trollope, Clavell, Tolstoy, Clancy) because I don't like to have to switch from one set of characters and story to another all that quickly, if that makes sense. I also don't have that much time dedicated to reading so I may read 3-4 books per year -- but I make sure they are good LONG books! In short, I guess I prefer my books by the pound!