Sat May 07, 2005 2:12 am
I'm a very fast reader. The fastest in my class. I don't know why though. The people in my class think it's weird that I can finish a 300 page book in an hour.
Anyway it really matters if I'm interested in the book I am reading. For instance the first Harry Potter book took me about three days because I didn't really like it. But then about a week later I started to read A Series Of Unfortunate Events and I read the whole series in a couple days. And my teacher was amazed how I was devouring my books.
So the point is, is if I like the book I can finish it in a day but if I'm not very interested it can take a couple days.
I think the only reason I'm a speed-reader is because I'm on the internet everyday and all you do on the internet is read so yeah that has helped me much!
Anyway it really matters if I'm interested in the book I am reading. For instance the first Harry Potter book took me about three days because I didn't really like it. But then about a week later I started to read A Series Of Unfortunate Events and I read the whole series in a couple days. And my teacher was amazed how I was devouring my books.
So the point is, is if I like the book I can finish it in a day but if I'm not very interested it can take a couple days.
I think the only reason I'm a speed-reader is because I'm on the internet everyday and all you do on the internet is read so yeah that has helped me much!
Sat May 07, 2005 2:35 am
JellyFish72 wrote: I finished at over 1100 - 1200 WPM
That's around 20 words per second. I believe you either typoed or are exagerrating. Way exagerrating.
Sat May 07, 2005 2:42 am
Dawn2 wrote:JellyFish72 wrote: I finished at over 1100 - 1200 WPM
That's around 20 words per second. I believe you either typoed or are exagerrating. Way exagerrating.
Wow 20 per second. That is exagerrating!
Sat May 07, 2005 6:27 am
She is either exaggerating or has four eyes and two brains. 
Sat May 07, 2005 4:40 pm
I inhale books. The bigger the better. But I rarely have time to just sit and read a whole book of my choice in one sitting. Reading quickly does come in handy, though, for studying purposes.
Sat May 07, 2005 5:25 pm
I'm a really quick reader. I can finish a Harry Potter book in 2-3 hours, the whole Lord of the Rings in under a day, and I get faster each time I read a book Although, if I'm not really into the book, it can take a couple of days, but I reach my library limit every two weeks (14 books at a time) so on average i read a book a day, although a lot of the time I finish at 12-1 am
Although, if I'm not really into the book, it can take a couple of days, but I reach my library limit every two weeks (14 books at a time) so on average i read a book a day, although a lot of the time I finish at 12-1 am
Sun May 08, 2005 12:18 pm
2-3 days for a 300 page book, 1 week for a 800 page book.
Sun May 08, 2005 12:24 pm
I do read really fast which is incriedibly annoying when we read as a class. Lately I haven't had time to read much what with exams coming up. However, I finished Harry Potter 4 in an evening.
Sun May 08, 2005 1:38 pm
I mean...it's complicated, I 'm not a reader....I prefer writing than reading, I read only sometimes...but when it happens, I read faster than a car drive:P
Sat May 14, 2005 5:23 am
Well, it depends how good the book is, or if the series gets better. For example, I didn't like the prequil of the Tripod series much so I went through it pretty slow, (like two months), but then when I got to the 1st real book in the series, I went through it faster.
If the book is really good like the Cherub Seires (So far The Recruit and A Class) I qould go through them exceedingly fast. In fact, I read A Class beteen lunch and dinner with no toilet breaks
Anyway, I usually could read a page of a normal sized book faster than most of my friends. Mabye, a minute or less.
The Cherub Series Website
If the book is really good like the Cherub Seires (So far The Recruit and A Class) I qould go through them exceedingly fast. In fact, I read A Class beteen lunch and dinner with no toilet breaks
Anyway, I usually could read a page of a normal sized book faster than most of my friends. Mabye, a minute or less.
The Cherub Series Website
Sat May 14, 2005 2:41 pm
It depends on how interested I am in it. If its a reread, Probably a week or so, but if Its Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Probably 2 days, depending on how long it is.
Sat May 14, 2005 3:27 pm
Shakira_Shoyru wrote:I mean...it's complicated, I 'm not a reader....I prefer writing than reading, I read only sometimes...but when it happens, I read faster than a car drive:P
You can read up to speeds of over 120 miles per hour?! Man. Mad skillz.
Sat May 21, 2005 2:58 am
If I feel like reading, I can get a book a day read but more often than not, I'll start reading a horrible book and just stop reading for a long time.
I have a friend, though, who reads way too much. HEr head's going to fall off. o_o
I have a friend, though, who reads way too much. HEr head's going to fall off. o_o
Sat May 21, 2005 4:42 am
I read pretty slowly.
Even if I'm really getting into a book it still takes me a while to read it.
Mainly b/c I get distracted easily and that I have to read each line twice.
So yeah... a book every few weeks for me. Maybe a book a week...but right now. it's every few weeks. I'm in no hurry.
Kinda hard to believe we have so many 'read a book in a day' readers here though *glares around suspisciously*
Even if I'm really getting into a book it still takes me a while to read it.
Mainly b/c I get distracted easily and that I have to read each line twice.
So yeah... a book every few weeks for me. Maybe a book a week...but right now. it's every few weeks. I'm in no hurry.
Kinda hard to believe we have so many 'read a book in a day' readers here though *glares around suspisciously*