08-08-2003 08:29									#1
	How fast do you read a book you like? Increase Your PM Length

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.

	08-08-2003 08:36									#2
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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.

	08-08-2003 08:39									#3
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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.

	08-08-2003 08:40									#4
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I'm not an avid reader, but I finished Al Franken's "Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot" in about 4 days.

	08-08-2003 08:40									#5
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god damn... sitting all day reading a book? and not for school?! you people are crazy...

	08-08-2003 08:41									#6
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Some of us read for pleasure Albert... try it, you might like it .

	08-08-2003 08:41									#7
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I like reading books in as little time as possible as well. I just find them incredibly hard to put down.

	08-08-2003 08:42									#8
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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

	08-08-2003 08:43									#9
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quote: 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.

	08-08-2003 08:44									#10
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Then get books on tape boy, books on tape.

Reading on the net is awful.

	08-08-2003 08:44									#11
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quote: 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.

	08-08-2003 08:49									#12
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quote: 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....

	08-08-2003 08:49									#13
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quote: 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

	08-08-2003 08:50									#14
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quote: 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?

	08-08-2003 08:51									#15
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quote: Originally posted by PLATO Nothing will ever replace the experience of a vicarious afternoon and the thrill of turning the next page.

	08-08-2003 08:52									#16
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quote: 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.

	08-08-2003 08:58									#17
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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.

	08-08-2003 08:58									#18
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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...

	08-08-2003 08:59									#19
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quote: Originally posted by Albert Speer alright plato... you're officially a weirdo

Considering the source...Thank You!

	08-08-2003 09:02									#20
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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?

	08-08-2003 09:04									#21
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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.

	08-08-2003 09:05									#22
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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.

	08-08-2003 09:06									#23
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quote: 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

quote: 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?!

	08-08-2003 09:08									#24
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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?

	08-08-2003 09:11									#25
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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

	08-08-2003 09:17									#26
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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.

	08-08-2003 09:19									#27
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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.

	08-08-2003 09:19									#28
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quote: 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.

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	08-08-2003 09:22									#29
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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...

	08-08-2003 09:24									#30
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It's worth it!

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