How fast do you read a book you like?

GePap · August 7, 2003, 23:29

Simple question: how long does it ussually take you to read a book you like? Do you read it in as few sittings a possible, ro do you read little bits of it over time?

I myself, like to finish a story I like as soon as possible. so, if I have a long time free, I ususaly read a book in one afternoon or so, depending on the subject matter, and how easy it is to digest.

For example, being jobless, i decided to take the say of to read the new Harry Potter today. It took me from 11 am to 10 pm (with a few breaks, about 1.5 hours in totla of breaks) to finish it.

Imran Siddiqui · August 7, 2003, 23:36

I took about three days of Harry Potter to read

.

I'm strange, I like to read with my lips moving, barely above a quiet whisper, so I hear the story (kinda) as well as read it.

Nubclear · August 7, 2003, 23:39

Using the base of a 1000 paged book...

If I REALLY like it: 5 hours.

I I like it: 8 hours.

If I moderately like it: 10 hours.

If I'm neutral: A day.

If I moderately dislike it: 3 days. (I know, big jump)

If I dislike it: 5 days.

If I HATE it: 7 days.

Luckily, I like reading most books.

Sava · August 7, 2003, 23:40

I'm not an avid reader, but I finished Al Franken's "Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot" in about 4 days.

Al B. Sure! · August 7, 2003, 23:40

god damn... sitting all day reading a book? and not for school?! you people are crazy...

Imran Siddiqui · August 7, 2003, 23:41

Some of us read for pleasure Albert... try it, you might like it

.

PLATO · August 7, 2003, 23:41

I like reading books in as little time as possible as well. I just find them incredibly hard to put down.

Al B. Sure! · August 7, 2003, 23:42

Imran:

we had radio which was superior to reading... then television... now the internet... damn yall are a full century behind technologically with your... books

Nubclear · August 7, 2003, 23:43

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Originally posted by Albert Speer
god damn... sitting all day reading a book? and not for school?! you people are crazy...

Dunno if you like it, but it might be worth a shot.

GePap · August 7, 2003, 23:44

Then get books on tape boy, books on tape.

Reading on the net is awful.

PLATO · August 7, 2003, 23:44

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Originally posted by Albert Speer
Imran:

we had radio which was superior to reading... then television... now the internet... damn yall are a full century behind technologically with your... books

Nothing will ever replace the experience of a vicarious afternoon and the thrill of turning the next page.

Nubclear · August 7, 2003, 23:49

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Originally posted by GePap
Then get books on tape boy, books on tape.

Reading on the net is awful.

I prefer to read on the computer. Mostly because I hate turning pages, reading words that are in the spine of the book, being unable to relax, etc etc....

Al B. Sure! · August 7, 2003, 23:49

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Nothing will ever replace the experience of a vicarious afternoon and the thrill of turning the next page.

alright plato... you're officially a weirdo

GePap · August 7, 2003, 23:50

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Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar
I prefer to read on the computer. Mostly because I hate turning pages, reading words that are in the spine of the book, being unable to relax, etc etc....

How do you relax sitting in front of a computer screen with the glare?

Nubclear · August 7, 2003, 23:51

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Originally posted by PLATO

Nothing will ever replace the experience of a vicarious afternoon and the thrill of turning the next page.

Imran Siddiqui · August 7, 2003, 23:52

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we had radio which was superior to reading... then television... now the internet... damn yall are a full century behind technologically with your... books

Books are usually better than anything on the radio, television (well, when it isn't baseball season

), or the internet.

Pekka · August 7, 2003, 23:58

Tass, man you're a fast reader? 1000 pages in 5 hours? Out of my league!

If I really really like the book, I'll read in one day. If it's less than 400 pages. If I have the whole day off and nothing else to do that is. The book has to really catch me though.. but sometimes it happens.

DRoseDARs · August 7, 2003, 23:58

The fastest I've read (and comprehended what I read) that I've measured was 200+ pages in 3 hours or a little over a page a minute of a-little-smaller-than newspaper print font size. I know I can read (and comprehend what I've read) a bit faster than that, but I haven't measured it in a long time. I'll have to dig out my copy of Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars Trilogy (plus the prequel and sequel books) and time myself again. That's pretty close to 1500 pages worth of

ing...

PLATO · August 7, 2003, 23:59

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Originally posted by Albert Speer

alright plato... you're officially a weirdo

Considering the source...Thank You!

DRoseDARs · August 8, 2003, 00:02

1000 pages / 5 hours = 200 pages an hour

200 pages / 60 minutes = 3.33... pages a minute

Tass, reading that fast...how much do you ACTUALLY understand of what you've read?

Sava · August 8, 2003, 00:04

Tassadar doesn't read, the Party straps him to a chair, tapes his eyes open, and displays the text in optical viewers that look like VR sets.

Koyaanisqatsi · August 8, 2003, 00:05

Generally I average out a little over 100pgs/hr on books that are fairly complex, but that usually slows down if I like a book.

Nubclear · August 8, 2003, 00:06

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Originally posted by DRoseDARs
1000 pages / 5 hours = 200 pages an hour

Maybe I've miscalculated

I usually understand the book pretty well. But given your calculations...I'm probably off by quite a bit

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Tassadar doesn't read, the Party straps him to a chair, tapes his eyes open, and displays the text in optical viewers that look like VR sets.

Is there anything wrong with that?!

DRoseDARs · August 8, 2003, 00:08

Tass, suddenly your current sig seems that much funnier...

Preemptive strike...
No, Fez, my statment was NOT an attack. Put your thumb over the name and just laugh, m'kay?

Nubclear · August 8, 2003, 00:11

Took a test, and I read at 437 words per minute....I would rate this as a pretty neutral document.

http://www.readingsoft.com/

I'm too lazy to do math. Get from that what you like

DRoseDARs · August 8, 2003, 00:17

I got 470 wpm; light skimming (numbers and equations make my eyes glaze over). If the subject matter were a little more interesting (fictional reading as opposed to statistics and educational info) then I'd probably do better, otherwise seems about right.

GePap · August 8, 2003, 00:19

To me the material makes a huge difference, and not as much whether I like it or not (If I dont like it, I won;t read much of it period, unless assgined).

I could hardy read 100 pages of Kant as fast as 100 pages of Asimov.

Nubclear · August 8, 2003, 00:19

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Originally posted by DRoseDARs
I got 470 wpm; light skimming (numbers and equations make my eyes glaze over). If the subject matter were a little more interesting (fictional reading as opposed to statistics and educational info) then I'd probably do better, otherwise seems about right.

Download the software. It asks you questions about it to see your retention

Be warned though. It likes to stay above all other windows, so you cant surf poly while its open.

DRoseDARs · August 8, 2003, 00:22

Well, Pekka's 40meg funny-haha video is still loading...so I'll download the software later.

It better be worth it, Pekka...or else it'll cost you your spleen...

Pekka · August 8, 2003, 00:24

It's worth it!

I got 260wpm... but with 100% comprehension..
but I don't like to read english this fast normally.