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Originally Posted by Scott Nielsen
I suppose the reading material will also play an important factor. I don't mean just between non-fiction and fiction but between fiction and fiction as well. I imagine it's an awful lot quicker to read romance or crime/thrillers than something of a more serious nature (you know what I mean, I didn't write that to try and belittle anyone). It certainly takes me longer to read Platonov than le Carré for example.
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Yup, true for me. I used to tear through mysteries in high school and college, for instance. I easily read two or three of those in a day. With classics, I take more time, because I usually savor the writing, as well as the story. Even among mystery writers, there are those who are good writers, as well as good storytellers, of course. (Less so nowadays, it seems to me.) When I'm just reading for story, it's like eating potato chips. Chomp, chomp, done.