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Re:The average person’s reading speed is slower than commonl... by cnasc on Saturday June 15, 2019 @11:34AM (#20190447)
> I fall in the “not” category (the average-sized book is a 3-4 hour length for me), but I will occasionally intentionally subvocalize, just to slow myself down a bit.

This is what I do, though sometimes it's a second pass over a passage that I want to savor or really focus deeply on.

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Re:The average person’s reading speed is slower than commonl... by noir_lord on Saturday June 15, 2019 @12:04PM (#20190593)
Similar to re-reading a passage I go back and re-read books I really like 3-4 times (and a few many more than that).

I've read all of the Discworld novels at least 3 times and a few like Hogfather more than a dozen (I re-read it ever Christmas).

Reading is one of lives truly great pleasures and it's one of lifes most democratic.

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