How fast do you read?

[Forsaken]

I just finished a 704 page book in 3 hours, and want to gouge my eyes out.

[spazzyorbit]

i can read a 704 pg picture book that fast :D

[Forsaken]

Yeahhhhhhhh this wasn't a picture book, and I now have an incredible migraine.

[Liraiyu]

I am very fast. Fastest as my school, most likely.
So I finish books about a week before everyone else and have nobody to talk about the ending with ;-;

[Forsaken]

I hated reading for high school, except a few books (Only enjoyed the Senior year of high school, as my teacher would allow me to summarize the book verbally, rather than do a report), because they're more often than not simply boring...

[Moppy]

o.O

I think my record is 600ish pg. book in 5 hours.

I can read faster and I can read slower, it's just that I like taking my time to absorb every detail...

[Virtue]

I just finished a 704 page book in 3 hours, and want to gouge my eyes out.
>implying you can read 4 pages a minute continuous for 3 hours

Lying on the internet still isn't cool.

[Forsaken]

>implying you can read 4 pages a minute continuous for 3 hours

Lying on the internet still isn't cool.

I don't really care what people think of me, because I don't honestly respect anyone I don't know. That would make it pointless to lie, wouldn't it?

Speed readin 4 pages in a minute is easy, especially if you are still able to memorize the book.

[Sleeperdial]

Any chance you can read all my summer books for me and do my reports I'll pay you.

[Forsaken]

Why not just paraphrase a summary posted online =D?

Much easier, and less boring for me.

[Sleeperdial]

I think I'ma try that.

[Virtue]

I don't really care what people think of me, because I don't honestly respect anyone I don't know. That would make it pointless to lie, wouldn't it?

Speed readin 4 pages in a minute is easy, especially if you are still able to memorize the book.3600 seconds in an hour.

10800 seconds in 3 hours.

704 pages.

~15 seconds per page. Bull****.

Cool story, bro. What's it like being a stupid little kid?

[starpaw7]

3600 seconds in an hour.

10800 seconds in 3 hours.

704 pages.

~15 seconds per page. Bull****.

Cool story, bro. What's it like being a stupid little kid?



Skimming is a process of speed reading that involves visually searching the sentences of a page for clues to meaning. For some people, this comes naturally, and usually may not be acquired by practice. Skimming is usually seen more in adults than in children. It is conducted at a higher rate (700 words per minute and above) than normal reading for comprehension (around 200-230 wpm), and results in lower comprehension rates, especially with information-rich reading material.

Another form of skimming is that commonly employed by readers on the Web. This involves skipping over text that is less interesting or relevant. This form of reading is not new but has become increasingly prevalent due to the ease with which alternative information can be accessed online. Some of the sentences have minor information which may not be needed for you.


I don't see why you should assail them, tons of people can read faster.





I think the most I've read is 5 Redwall books (~300 pages) in 1 week or so :what:

[Forsaken]

3600 seconds in an hour.

10800 seconds in 3 hours.

704 pages.

~15 seconds per page. Bull****.

Cool story, bro. What's it like being a stupid little kid?

Whats it like being a failtroll?

I like how you did all the math involved, it shows how important arguing on the Internet is to you.

Again: I was speed reading, and if you have read Jim Butcher (Codex Alera, or the Dresden Files), you'll know how much useless description he uses, and how pointless many of the passages in his books are.

With most books, if I'm going to read them in one sitting, they'll take 4-7 hours (Excluding breaks), while this one takes much less time for the above reason.

[Virtue]

I don't see why you should assail them, tons of people can read faster.

I think the most I've read is 5 Redwall books (~300 pages) in 1 week or so :what:
Apparently you don't have reading comprehension skills because this is about a book he has to read for some class. For school. That is not done in a 'speed reading' or 'skimming' way. God, have your teachers never educated you people on when you should speed read and when you should actually, y'know, absorb the book and read it correctly?

OP didn't read the book truthfully.
He probably has no idea what exactly happened.
Maybe the rough outlines, but details no.

I doubt he could pass any basic test on the material covered in the book.

[Forsaken]

Apparently you don't have reading comprehension skills because this is about a book he has to read for some class. For school. That is not done in a 'speed reading' or 'skimming' way. God, have your teachers never educated you people on when you should speed read and when you should actually, y'know, absorb the book and read it correctly?

OP didn't read the book truthfully.
He probably has no idea what exactly happened.
Maybe the rough outlines, but details no.

I doubt he could pass any basic test on the material covered in the book.

Nice assumption that I'm still in school... As I'm not. I've graduated long ago, and this book was read simply because its the next book in the series, not that it was really all that great.

When I speed read, I read important parts, skip parts that seem unimportant (Which with this book seemed to be most pages of all the chapters), and pay attention to dialogue. I mean, if you really want, I could even summarize the book for you, which I'm sure you'll tell me to do, because you seem like that kind of tool.

Speed reading is reading, however if people speed read the whole book, without paying attention to certain areas, they're not going to get the book. And as I said, I could easily summarize the full book.

[Virtue]

Nice assumption that I'm still in school... As I'm not. I've graduated long ago, and this book was read simply because its the next book in the series, not that it was really all that great.

When I speed read, I read important parts, skip parts that seem unimportant (Which with this book seemed to be most pages of all the chapters), and pay attention to dialogue. I mean, if you really want, I could even summarize the book for you, which I'm sure you'll tell me to do, because you seem like that kind of tool.

Speed reading is reading, however if people speed read the whole book, without paying attention to certain areas, they're not going to get the book. And as I said, I could easily summarize the full book.
And where's the fun in speed reading a book when the book is solely for your pleasure and not due to a certain deadline? If you have to skip so many parts because they are boring to you, then maybe the author isn't your type of cake.

[Phunkie]

Holy crap Sin, what the hell are you being so mean for??

You should be ashamed of yourself. The OP wasn't even attacking anyone.

It is never cool to call someone stupid, especially in such a serious tone of voice.

wtf

[Forsaken]

And where's the fun in speed reading a book when the book is solely for your pleasure and not due to a certain deadline? If you have to skip so many parts because they are boring to you, then maybe the author isn't your type of cake.

I'm only reading the full series because finished the first book, and wanted to know how he'll finish it. Books can still be good, even if they're slow... Just you want to kill the author. A thousand times over. With a spoon.

The series by itself isn't bad, its just the slow progression. Its an oversized paperback, with 704 pages (Would be around 900+ if it were regular sized), and on every page there was at least one large paragraph that didn't really supply much to story progression.

Its like reading Tolkien, or Tale of Two Cities, or any book written back when they were paid by word.

Try reading a book, and picking out important words, important paragraphs, and the dialogue, and chances are you'll have much more than an outline of the book. It works better with slow progression books (Vampire Chronicles, Codex Alera, anything by Tolkien). Books by Piers Anthony, Mercedes Lackey, and Anne McCaffery (Other than her Hive series) would require more attention because they're less descriptive, and have faster progression.

[Sleeperdial]

Sin you do realize you are the only troll we keep around?

[Forsaken]

Failtroll*

He just needs the attention because the Internet is his whole life :(.

[starpaw7]

Apparently you don't have reading comprehension skills because this is about a book he has to read for some class. For school. That is not done in a 'speed reading' or 'skimming' way. God, have your teachers never educated you people on when you should speed read and when you should actually, y'know, absorb the book and read it correctly?

OP didn't read the book truthfully.
He probably has no idea what exactly happened.
Maybe the rough outlines, but details no.

I doubt he could pass any basic test on the material covered in the book.


Howard Stephen Berg was published in the 1990 Guinness Book of World Records as the Fastest Reader in the World reading at a rate of 25,000 words per minute. The figure was deduced from him reading different texts on over a dozen television shows, and being tested by over a dozen newspapers in various cities around the USA. On Cleveland's Morning Exchange, Howard completed an 1100 page book and scored a perfect score on recall. He was retested three years later on the same book using his recall from the previous show again with perfect recall. Dick Cavett had Berg memorize his autobiography in 90 seconds and he demonstrated perfect recall. On Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, Berg memorized a 200 page book, "Going to the Movies," by Quentin Crisp, and scored 100% on the extensive test given by the author. In July-August 1998 Strategic Services, Inc. conducted a double blind study of Mr. Berg's Mega Speed Reading Program. The Efficacy Report showed very favorable results for the participants.

Actually, my science teacher says that in college they'll assign you to read a HUGE amount of text, and it'll be too aggrevating to read it all in a given night. He says to look for headings/highlighted words/etc. to look for the important information instead of having to read wall after wall of text


OP

:what:

[Forsaken]

Original post/er, depending on usage.

And yeah, thats basically how I learned to speed read the way I do, except I don't need to highlight.

[starpaw7]

He didn't meant literally highlight, I think he meant highlighted words/sentences, that is if college has books that highlight things like definitions :what:

[Forsaken]

He didn't meant literally highlight, I think he meant highlighted words/sentences, that is if college has books that highlight things like definitions :what:

No, he meant literally highlight lol.

You own your books in college, so they recommend that you highlight important parts for easy review.

[starpaw7]

Then he must've meant the books here instead of college @_@

Though do textbooks there have heading or like a "regular" book which just go into long chapters with no headings in between them :what:

[Laconicus]

No, college textbooks generally have headings

As for me, I'm CAPABLE of reading extremely fast, but I prefer to read slow. If I'm reading for fun (which is virtually never), I prefer to savor every word of the book and take my time reading it. I like to stretch it out so I can enjoy it more. That's actually a reason that I like anime over manga (off-topic but yeah). If I'm reading for school I need to read slowly because I need to absorb everything. If I just speed-read through a page I won't remember anything about it.

[Virtue]

Sin you do realize you are the only troll we keep around?
>implying I'm a troll

Whatever, kid. I know that's the best reply people have nowadays once someone says something you disagree with.

Holy crap Sin, what the hell are you being so mean for??

You should be ashamed of yourself. The OP wasn't even attacking anyone.

It is never cool to call someone stupid, especially in such a serious tone of voice.

wtf
I am merely expressing my distaste. I'm sorry you were so sheltered all of your life that you can't handle me calling someone stupid.

[MrShandavio]

Sin you do realize you are the only troll we keep around?

Not true. I was banned at one point for trolling, but I'm back now.

I also agree with Sin. OP is a kid in school and is bragging about his mad reading skillz.

[Forsaken]

No, college textbooks generally have headings

As for me, I'm CAPABLE of reading extremely fast, but I prefer to read slow. If I'm reading for fun (which is virtually never), I prefer to savor every word of the book and take my time reading it. I like to stretch it out so I can enjoy it more. That's actually a reason that I like anime over manga (off-topic but yeah). If I'm reading for school I need to read slowly because I need to absorb everything. If I just speed-read through a page I won't remember anything about it.

It really depends on the book I'm reading... If its slow, I'm going to skim it, or if I've read it before. If its a new book, thats relatively fast pace, I'll read it slower, and thats only because I don't want to get through the book as quickly.

I absorb the same amount when I speed as when I don't speed read, mostly because I'm so use to doing it the way I do.


>implying I'm a troll

Whatever, kid. I know that's the best reply people have nowadays once someone says something you disagree with.

I am merely expressing my distaste. I'm sorry you were so sheltered all of your life that you can't handle me calling someone stupid.

You're right, you're not a troll. You're just another loser on the Internet who's trying to act hard, and so far has just succeeded in being an utter tool.

I don't get why you're still posting in this thread either, because you haven't even stayed on topic, just tried to pick a fight, which was really pointless in the beginning.


Not true. I was banned at one point for trolling, but I'm back now.

I also agree with Sin. OP is a kid in school and is bragging about his mad reading skillz.

Again, not in school, nor was it bragging. I don't give a damn what idiotic kids like you think, because really, at the end of the day, you're nothing.

So much idiocy is astounding, it really is.

[MrShandavio]

Why are you posting if you don't care about other people's opinions? :P

[Phunkie]

I am merely expressing my distaste. I'm sorry you were so sheltered all of your life that you can't handle me calling someone stupid.

No, Sin. I just know the difference between being polite and being disrespectful. And trust me, there are ways of expressing your distaste without being distasteful.

On a forum, in real life, it matters not. Respect others. Don't jump on someone's back just because you're skeptic or disagree with something.

Who cares if he can skim through a book like nothing? Who the hell really cares?

Cut the sarcasm, acknowledge your faults and move on.

[Chiri]

Sin is just a perpetual hater http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/8648/onion77.gif


Back on topic, was it Dresden that you were reading? I only read the first book so I don't know if later volumes get that long.

My impression of the first book in the Dresden Files: not really that exciting. Do later books in the series get any better?

[Forsaken]

Why are you posting if you don't care about other people's opinions? :P

Because I love to see idiots attempt to failtroll me.



No, Sin. I just know the difference between being polite and being disrespectful. And trust me, there are ways of expressing your distaste without being distasteful.

On a forum, in real life, it matters not. Respect others. Don't jump on someone's back just because you're skeptic or disagree with something.

Who cares if he can skim through a book like nothing? Who the hell really cares?

Cut the sarcasm, acknowledge your faults and move on.

Respect needs to be earned, not given for no reason. I show no one respect unless they have some way earned it. I will definitely show respect to some idiot trying to be a hardass on the internet, because really, they just don't deserve it.

I'm probably worse than Sin, I just don't care to waste my time arguing stupid things. I made the thread because I was curious whether or not there were other people who read fast, and to see if there were actually people who enjoyed reading (Which is rare).


Sin is just a perpetual hater http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/8648/onion77.gif


Back on topic, was it Dresden that you were reading? I only read the first book so I don't know if later volumes get that long.

My impression of the first book in the Dresden Files: not really that exciting. Do later books in the series get any better?

I was reading the Codex Alera, Academ's Fury... And from the two books I have read of his, they are ALL slow.

The only way to really get through his books are to skim, just because of how long-winded he tends to be.

[Chiri]

You'd almost think he gets paid by the word. I'm discouraged from reading his series if you agree that they're all like that though~

As for the original topic, I never learned to speed read, but I think my 'reading for comprehension' speed is faster than average. I don't skip, but I still finished books faster than others and had time left over at the end of those national exams [sat/lsat/gre/whatevs].

[Phunkie]

Respect needs to be earned, not given for no reason. I show no one respect unless they have some way earned it. I will definitely show respect to some idiot trying to be a hardass on the internet, because really, they just don't deserve it.

I'm probably worse than Sin, I just don't care to waste my time arguing stupid things. I made the thread because I was curious whether or not there were other people who read fast, and to see if there were actually people who enjoyed reading (Which is rare).

I disagree. Just like you're innocent until proven guilty, one deserves to be respected until a reason is found not to.

One should always be kind when meeting strangers. Not rude.
One should always believe what other people have to tell you. Not skeptical 24/7.

Unless I know that what you're saying is completely wrong, why shouldn't I believe you? I know nothing about Biology, so I shouldn't believe what a Biology professor tells me about evolution? And if I don't agree, I should call him an idiot and say the worst things about him, like Sin did?

No. It's called respect. It is something everything deserves. Respect is only earned after you lose it.


I believe you though. :) And I'm sorry he said those things. He's usually nice, however. (Or so I've seen.)

Maybe he's just having a horrible day.

[Virtue]

You're right, you're not a troll. You're just another loser on the Internet who's trying to act hard, and so far has just succeeded in being an utter tool.
Nice ad hominem there.

>who's trying to act hard
Yep, because I'm the guy here claiming he can finish a 700 page book in 3 hours, right? Although that's irrelevant now because you admitted yourself you thought most pages in most chapters were useless enough to skip.

Sin is just a perpetual hater http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/8648/onion77.gif
U mad, bro?

Respect needs to be earned, not given for no reason. I show no one respect unless they have some way earned it. I will definitely show respect to some idiot trying to be a hardass on the internet, because really, they just don't deserve it.

I'm probably worse than Sin, I just don't care to waste my time arguing stupid things. I made the thread because I was curious whether or not there were other people who read fast, and to see if there were actually people who enjoyed reading (Which is rare).
I would never want your respect. You are worth less than a dime.

Although, I do agree that respect has to be earned and not just given for no reason like Phunkie is implying. Just the same as trust has to be earned. Although I believe in the best of people, you should always expect the worst.

[Arsik]

Enough of the petty debate, it's time to get back on track and talk about reading.

[Phunkie]

Although, I do agree that respect has to be earned and not just given for no reason like Phunkie is implying.
I respect you, however. I haven't called you silly names and I haven't started attacking yet, 'cause I honestly do not know you. Berating a stranger is never classy.

I reported you though. :hi:














ANYWAY. I don't read as often I would like to. Any good books, guys?

[Chiri]

U mad, bro?

Female. And not mad. Reading your posts is getting rather boring though.


I finished reading House of Leaves recently [late on the bandwagon], and it was interesting as far as experimental novels go, but not particularly worthy of all the hype. (I was supposed to get scared...?)

[Paul]

Takes me a year to finish the first harry potter book. Yay for movies.

[Virtue]

Oh, how sweet of you Phunkie. And Chiri, look, I know my posts are infinitely beyond your comprehension level so if you don't understand them, don't read them. Simple as that.

I do not have any book recommendations because the books I read are in a language you do not understand. (No, this is not a joke, I speak Dutch.)

[Chiri]

And Chiri, look, I know my posts are infinitely beyond your comprehension level so if you don't understand them, don't read them. Simple as that.

I understand what you write and it bores me. "U MAD?" is hardly speech which requires an infinitely high comprehension level. If I cared, I might expect more from you. There is no conflict there. I'll stop reading when I feel like it; there's no reason for you to dictate my actions.

[starpaw7]

Well, I do read for enjoyment, though I don't read as much as I used to because of working etc. :what:

I read all of the Redwall books in the time of a few months, and knowing that he makes 1 once a year I'm waiting for more (though I haven't read the most recent one)

If a book has ALOT of text just describing things I might just pick up another book and try to continue later, such as I tried starting the unabridged Hunchback of Notre Dame but up until page 50 or so :died:

Now I'm reading Brave Story (which is about 817 pages), I've had it for a few weeks because I haven't been reading it often, if it was back then I would have finished it in a week @_@

[Papaya Pok Pok]

It would take me a week to read 700 pages x_x

I personally don't read books at all.. I find them boring.

The only book that I actually enjoyed was The Outsiders and Rumble Fish >w>

All the other ones just bore me to death

[Science]

The speed that I read a book really depends on how much I enjoy the book, or if I'm just required to read it. I think the quickest I have done was read around 300~ pages in 2~ hours Dx

/slow

[Forsaken]

I disagree. Just like you're innocent until proven guilty, one deserves to be respected until a reason is found not to.

One should always be kind when meeting strangers. Not rude.
One should always believe what other people have to tell you. Not skeptical 24/7.

Unless I know that what you're saying is completely wrong, why shouldn't I believe you? I know nothing about Biology, so I shouldn't believe what a Biology professor tells me about evolution? And if I don't agree, I should call him an idiot and say the worst things about him, like Sin did?

No. It's called respect. It is something everything deserves. Respect is only earned after you lose it.


I believe you though. :) And I'm sorry he said those things. He's usually nice, however. (Or so I've seen.)

Maybe he's just having a horrible day.

There are VERY few people deserving of respect honestly, and I rarely find them on the Internet.

I'm a cynical asshole, and my faith in other humans is nil, with the exception of my friends. I'm also like most people, and I evaluate people on how useful they are to me (Shallow, right?), and will treat them differently depending on what they can offer. Though I am still a mocking asshole to the majority of people I know, all because thats how I am.

I'm polite to strangers for the first day or so, and than depending on how I view them, I either go completley indifferent, or I treat them like the people I consider associates (I don't instantly befriend people, because you can never truly know another person).

People lie. People lie more than they realize. But those are the people that care what others think of them, which is where I don't fit. Though I will lie to protect something, or in other cases to alleviate one thing or another, and clear up the deception later, I am generally entirely honest.

Sin is just being another tool on the Internet. He's just in the need of attention, probably because he needs some TLC (Other than from himself). However, if what the professor said is completley inaccurate, sure, go ahead and call him an idiot. Being taught incorrectly should be a crime, because all it does is breed idiocy.

Heres an example for you: In high school, I had a teacher teaching Programming, and Web Development. Said teacher taught from a book that was over a decade old, and was teaching bad practices, as well as had no actual understanding. He also taught outdated programming, which would again teach bad practices, which would impede the students who actually had an interest in the topic.

Would you allow the teacher to go on teaching incorrectly, or would you correct him, and help the people with interest learn the proper material? I chose the later, because I had greater respect for the students who wanted to learn, rather than respect for an unqualified teacher.


Nice ad hominem there.

>who's trying to act hard
Yep, because I'm the guy here claiming he can finish a 700 page book in 3 hours, right? Although that's irrelevant now because you admitted yourself you thought most pages in most chapters were useless enough to skip.

U mad, bro?

I would never want your respect. You are worth less than a dime.

Although, I do agree that respect has to be earned and not just given for no reason like Phunkie is implying. Just the same as trust has to be earned. Although I believe in the best of people, you should always expect the worst.

I've used the insult before, and so has most of the internet. The reason for that is simple: You're a cliche, which is very pathetic.

As another person in this topic has said, the author is extremely slow, and he seems to think he is paid by the word. If you have ever read 'Tale of Two Cities', you'd realize that speed reading and skipping segments is EXACTLY how to get the material at hand.

Honestly, you would never have my respect, nor do I care if you want it or not. A nobody like you really means nothing to anyone else but yourself, and the people close to you. You also do not know me, nor would I care to let you know me, because well... You're honestly very droll.

Indifference tends to be the best approach: Be skeptical, but keep your mouth shut until its been proven otherwise. Your first post was proven wrong, and posts afterwards support my replies, yet you still go on. This means you're trying to mend your wounded pride, or some other useless measure.

I believe in the worst, and allow people to change that opinion. It tends to be much more expediant, as people suck.


I respect you, however. I haven't called you silly names and I haven't started attacking yet, 'cause I honestly do not know you. Berating a stranger is never classy.

I reported you though. :hi:

ANYWAY. I don't read as often I would like to. Any good books, guys?

Trolls never have class, duh.

I read mostly fantasy and SciFi, so I can only offer some of those:

Raymond E. Feist
Great author, though it gets slow in parts, and character development is very straight forward. However, all of his books tend to be interesting, and always feed back to the original plot of his original book (He has multiple saga's in his series).

Piers Anthony
Xanth Full of puns, funny, the first 4-5 books are very interest, as are some of the later ones. However, after a while, they get rather boring.

Incarnations of Immortality is a very intersting series, where 'gods' are humans that take jobs that make them immortal and take upon the powers of the office. Last book in the series is an erotic pornographic novel, which was rather awkward (Can be skipped).

Adept Series is a GREAT series, and is fun to read. The later books get rather boring due to development, but the last book is great.

Mercedes Lackey

Valdemar is a long and interesting series, with several standalone books in it. Its about 'psychic' Heralds who bond with intelligent spiritual Horses, and work to save the Kingdom of Valdemar. If you begin at Magics Price, you'll probalby get interested sooner, however the main character is gay, and some people find that offensive.

The Obsidian Trilogy probably one of the best series I have ever read, and has always kept me interested. Took me a full day to read each book due to wanting to absorb the entire book.

Robert Asprin

Myth Series is a witty comedy series, that focuses on the protagonist Skeeve, who is an awkward magicians apprentice. Development ends up making him the 'strongest' magician across the galaxies.

Jim Bucher

Codex Alrea do not start this series if you're looking for a fast read, because honestly... It is slow, and to get through the full book requires that you speed read, otherwise you get tired of him quickly.

The series starts off about a apprentice Sherpherd named Tavi, who is Furyless (Has no familiars, in a land where every person has a Familiar), and escalates to him getting involved in a barbarian invasion by the Marat, a traitorous High Lord who aims for the Throne, and a traitor Cursor who is out to take his life so that he is unable to warn the king of all that is happening.

Michale Moorcock

Melnibone is interesting, but again tends to be slow at times... Great series, but very difficult to find now.

David Eddings

Belgariad is a very fun and interesting series. It stars around Garion, who starts out working in the scullery, and ends up in a group of adventurers.

Mallorean read this after the Belgariad, to finish the series.

Elenium is a series that focuses on Sparhawk, a Pandion Knight who is also the Queens Champion, who has recently come back from Exile. Story develops that his Queen has been poisoned, and is being prevented from death by the magic trainer of his Knight Order, and they must find a magical jewel (Fyi, every David Eddings series has something to do with a magical stone).

Tamuli is the second series, that begins where the Elenium left off. Don't want to spoil the first series, so I won't give a synopsis of the book.


Takes me a year to finish the first harry potter book. Yay for movies.

I wasn't a fan of the Harry Potter series... I read them all, and I read them fairly quickly, and I have to say I expected better for books that got such a rave going about them.

Offtopic: The last movie = utter joke. They just made it to bridge the previous movie, and the next movie. Also 3D? Only the intro was 3D.


Well, I do read for enjoyment, though I don't read as much as I used to because of working etc. :what:

I read all of the Redwall books in the time of a few months, and knowing that he makes 1 once a year I'm waiting for more (though I haven't read the most recent one)

If a book has ALOT of text just describing things I might just pick up another book and try to continue later, such as I tried starting the unabridged Hunchback of Notre Dame but up until page 50 or so :died:

Now I'm reading Brave Story (which is about 817 pages), I've had it for a few weeks because I haven't been reading it often, if it was back then I would have finished it in a week @_@

I read for enjoyment as well, but I can't enjoy slowly reading a slow book (Would take to long, and I'd never finish it).

I liked the Redwall series, but the characters always seemed to be similiar, and I always got hungry with how they described the food -.-.

The unabridged Notre Dame is horribly boring, and I hated it more than most books.


It would take me a week to read 700 pages x_x

I personally don't read books at all.. I find them boring.

The only book that I actually enjoyed was The Outsiders and Rumble Fish >w>

All the other ones just bore me to death

You really just need to find an author/series that is interesting to you.

I find a lot of books boring, but I'll generally read at least one of a series, and let it go if I dislike it, otherwise I'll finish the whole series if it has something to redeem it.


The speed that I read a book really depends on how much I enjoy the book, or if I'm just required to read it. I think the quickest I have done was read around 300~ pages in 2~ hours Dx

/slow

Thats faster than most people lol.

I always went as quickly as I could through books in school, as I just don't find the required material interesting. In high school though, my teacher gave us a choice in what we read, and would make exceptions for certain material.

I ended up reading the full works of Yukio Mishima, including most of the untranslated books.

[Mario]

English Book?

[MrShandavio]

As a filmmaker, books bore me. Someone make a thread about movies.

"How fast can you watch a movie" and Forsaken talks about how he can fast-forward through the un-important parts.

aka books n skewl r stoopid

[Science]

Thats faster than most people lol.

I always went as quickly as I could through books in school, as I just don't find the required material interesting. In high school though, my teacher gave us a choice in what we read, and would make exceptions for certain material.

My teachers give us no choice. They just throw the most boring books at us and just expect us to read them, comprehend every aspect of them, then discuss on command D: If my teachers actually allowed us some sort of choice, I would probably enjoy English class and actually fit in with the other Honors kids ;~;

[Forsaken]

As a filmmaker, books bore me. Someone make a thread about movies.

"How fast can you watch a movie" and Forsaken talks about how he can fast-forward through the un-important parts.

aka books n skewl r stoopid

Failtroll is fail.

I'm a filmmaker too, I have all these home videos I made, can I be cool just like you, PL0X?


My teachers give us no choice. They just throw the most boring books at us and just expect us to read them, comprehend every aspect of them, then discuss on command D: If my teachers actually allowed us some sort of choice, I would probably enjoy English class and actually fit in with the other Honors kids ;~;

If you're a senior in school, I think most curriculum allow you to choose from a list... Or thats how it was back when I was in high school. Our teacher was just more lenient, and would allow us to choose off the list, as long as we got approval first.

[Lolicon]

I actually got sent to a 'special' class in 4th grade for slow reading. The thing is, I read slow, but I understand the things I read very clearly. Geez, nothing wrong with a bit of scanning @_@

[Forsaken]

I actually got sent to a 'special' class in 4th grade for slow reading. The thing is, I read slow, but I understand the things I read very clearly. Geez, nothing wrong with a bit of scanning @_@

Most of the time schools put people in special ed, because they're to lazy to deal with them. Just like the kids that get sent there for behavior problems, or for having ADHD, its just laziness, and not wanting to work with the students.

[Virtue]

I've used the insult before, and so has most of the internet. The reason for that is simple: You're a cliche, which is very pathetic.

As another person in this topic has said, the author is extremely slow, and he seems to think he is paid by the word. If you have ever read 'Tale of Two Cities', you'd realize that speed reading and skipping segments is EXACTLY how to get the material at hand.

Honestly, you would never have my respect, nor do I care if you want it or not. A nobody like you really means nothing to anyone else but yourself, and the people close to you. You also do not know me, nor would I care to let you know me, because well... You're honestly very droll.

Indifference tends to be the best approach: Be skeptical, but keep your mouth shut until its been proven otherwise. Your first post was proven wrong, and posts afterwards support my replies, yet you still go on. This means you're trying to mend your wounded pride, or some other useless measure.

I believe in the worst, and allow people to change that opinion. It tends to be much more expediant, as people suck.
I thought Arsik told us to drop the petty debate? I guess you're just an autistic retard who has a heart full of DARKNESS like there are so many to deal with.

If you really think and want to act like you are important and that your opinion matters, do so off my board. I do not entertain your existence more than the deletion button you ****ing idiot. MrShandavio, like myself, also completely explained to you why you do not read that fast and you just pulled the troll card again. How predictable.

Grow up, kid. You are also not a speshul snowflake like you seem to think.

On topic: Has anyone read the Stieg Larsson books? I'm not going to expect much of them but I might give them a try if I'm bored. My fastest reading was The Fountainhead in 3 hours. 752 pages.

[Forsaken]

I thought Arsik told us to drop the petty debate? I guess you're just an autistic retard who has a heart full of DARKNESS like there are so many to deal with.

If you really think and want to act like you are important and that your opinion matters, do so off my board. I do not entertain your existence more than the deletion button you ****ing idiot. MrShandavio, like myself, also completely explained to you why you do not read that fast and you just pulled the troll card again. How predictable.

Grow up, kid. You are also not a speshul snowflake like you seem to think.

He said to stay on topic, which I was (Author suggestions to someone).

OT: Re-reading the Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice... I forgot how utterly boring 'The Vampire Lestat' can be in parts.

[Virtue]

He said to stay on topic, which I was (Author suggestions to someone).

OT: Re-reading the Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice... I forgot how utterly boring 'The Vampire Lestat' can be in parts.
Also to drop the debate. Read his post again.

My post was also on topic, telling how I read The Fountainhead in 3 hours and a book question.

[Cannibal]

I read slow. QQ~




And, you guys should really stop. Neither of you were really on topic, because fighting over staying on topic isn't the topic.

[Chockeh]

I'm probably worse than Sin, I just don't care to waste my time arguing stupid things. I made the thread because I was curious whether or not there were other people who read fast, and to see if there were actually people who enjoyed reading (Which is rare).

I think most people who go to forums enjoy reading. If not, why join in the first place xD. I can only read about 100-200pages (Not manga :D!) in a few hours, then I get tired of reading xD.

[Bankai231]

Im in the gifted class at school so I can understand things easier in school making me be able to read faster. And reading fast will actually depend on the book. If its good than I will stay focused and read it. If not ill drift and think about other things.

[starpaw7]

I finsihed Brave Story today (817 pages) :tea:


I might continue reading Warriors, since I read all of the ones in 2008; so they came out with about 1~3 new ones. Unless any of you know some good Animal Fiction :what:


Besides Animal Farm :stress:

[Chockeh]

I finsihed Brave Story today (817 pages) :tea:


I might continue reading Warriors, since I read all of the ones in 2008; so they came out with about 1~3 new ones. Unless any of you know some good Animal Fiction :what:


Besides Animal Farm :stress:When I was younger, Animorphs was pretty cool. But then again, it's a bit more for tweens.

[starpaw7]

I read alot of those, but then I found out she stopped making them back in 2001 :T_T:

I usually like Animal Fiction that has the whole cast as animals, most of the time personifying, or with their own little microcosm :glare:

[Iyasenu]

earlier this senior year i read...
well, the whole Percy Jackson series. xD

Not all at once :|

Our school didn't even have the last 2 books and that was a week apiece waiting for them to get them in xD

but i really liked reading them :o

i didn't read any except the last book in one sitting.
and that last book took me...
a long time xD
i started it ~ when i got home at 4 and read it til 1am xD
... maybe it wasn't in one sitting, but I'm counting breaks for eating too xD

i just liked that series a lot
the only other books i can think that i read in one sitting was... the Seer and the Sword, and The Secret Life of Bees.

all of these books were for enjoyment and i looooooooooooooooooooooooved them :T_T:
I read the secret life of bees while laying on the floor in my room, and the seer and the sword while being driven to Austin to see my cousin's new house xD

but I guess i read... SLOW!
I find myself rereading sentences either because my eyes are tired or because of something really good or emotional happening in the story (D: Poor May! That was so sad!)

but i like reading, i'm just not fast xD

[Shironi]

Besides Animal Farm :stress:


Hahahahahaha ..... T.T
English exams in a week, and our class is doing Animal Farm. God I hate it already. I can't believe how Orwell managed to put so much symbolism in there we wrote so many essays on it already.

Anyways, I tend to skim read, which means I skip out quite a few important bits, a habit which I'm trying to stop, but rather unsuccessful so far.

[Sarinii]

earlier this senior year i read...
well, the whole Percy Jackson series. xD

Not all at once :|

Our school didn't even have the last 2 books and that was a week apiece waiting for them to get them in xD

but i really liked reading them :o

i didn't read any except the last book in one sitting.
and that last book took me...
a long time xD
i started it ~ when i got home at 4 and read it til 1am xD
... maybe it wasn't in one sitting, but I'm counting breaks for eating too xD

i just liked that series a lot
the only other books i can think that i read in one sitting was... the Seer and the Sword, and The Secret Life of Bees.

all of these books were for enjoyment and i looooooooooooooooooooooooved them :T_T:
I read the secret life of bees while laying on the floor in my room, and the seer and the sword while being driven to Austin to see my cousin's new house xD

but I guess i read... SLOW!
I find myself rereading sentences either because my eyes are tired or because of something really good or emotional happening in the story (D: Poor May! That was so sad!)

but i like reading, i'm just not fast xD

I haven't read Harry Potter or Percy Jackson. They're both incredibly famous at my school, esp. Harry Potter, because our uniform literally looks like Gryffindor's. LITERALLY. Minus the cloaks, of course. (And we don't have black or red, just brown, gold, and white)
I read 'The Other Boleyn Girl' and 'The Boleyn Inheritance' (Philippa Gregory) in seperate sessions over the course of a week. I'm guessing it took me 4-6 hours to read one, but i didn't read it all in one sitting either because it was too much to take in, or my mum told me to stop reading because i was slowly killing my eyes. I was able to read relatively long books in one sitting when i was younger, and not have any side effects other than slightly sore eyes, but now i get killer headaches and drowsiness from reading. And then it also depends on what i'm reading, because a book like 'A short history of nearly everything' by Bill Bryson will take me AGES to read compared to something like 'Dragon Keeper' by Carole Wilkinson because of the length of the books AND the subject matter. I started Bill Bryson's book ages ago but i haven't finished it yet because i read it between long intervals (months, literally) and it's FAR too much to read at once. It's a great book, but i can't read it at once.

So, let's say i read at a slightly higher than average, but moderate pace.