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Originally Posted by DNSB
As the likely person being referred to, I would object to your statement that I "claim" an incredibly fast reading speed. Ghod knows that when we did some reading speed tests in high school, I had to take repeat the tests multiple times with different texts before the proctors agreed that I had no previous knowledge of the texts and that my comprehension level of ~93% for the material was correct.......
However, I have to agree that whatever speed someone is comfortable reading at is the best reading speed for them.
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I read very fast compared to everyone I know in real life. I have no idea how many wpm or ppm b/c I have never been tested or tried to figure it out so I don't know whether i'm anywhere in your ballpark or not. I have figured out that the reason I am able to read so quickly is that I do not read individual words or even sentences; I am able to look at an entire paragraph and read the whole thing almost instantly. This does not work well with large amounts of dialogue back and forth and definitely not for nonfiction school-type reading. But I can read a novel like that and easily have 95-100% comprehension of the book.
I've never come across anyone else who reads paragraphs like this and I'm just curious if you do it as well?
I work full time and usually read for almost an hour at lunch and then 2-3 hours in the evening after supper. Most days I will start a book at lunch and finish it at night - 300-350 (hardback) pages or so. Today's book was nonfiction but it was autobiographical and written as a story so it read like a novel.
I read fast b/c I can and b/c I am eagerly anticipating the ending - I read a lot of mysteries so I get hooked and want to know the outcome. But I agree that reading is best done at whatever speed is pleasurable to you and allows you to be absorbed into the meaning of the book.
and I never set out to become a fast reader; I just read and read and read, as a child, teens and on into adulthood. At age 60 I've had a lot of practice over the years
