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Originally Posted by catsknit
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.
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Much the same here. I generally allow about 1.5 hours for a full length novel.
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Originally Posted by catsknit
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  |
Again much the same. My parents told me how I was reading cereal boxes when I was just shy of 4 years old mostly by watching my older brother learning to read. After more decades than I care to think about, practice is paying off.
Forgot "Never trust anyone over 30" and replace it with "When I'm 64".