So how fast DO you read?

[rolanni]

As previously advertised, I'm a slow reader.  How about you?

Source: Staples eReader Department

I read, it says here, 443 words per minute, 77% faster than the national average. If I could maintain that pace, and not let my attention get caught by Teh Shiny, I could read The Lord of the Rings in 18 hours.

Comments

The race is not always to the swift.

[fullmetal-al.livejournal.com]

When, I wonder, did reading become a race? I resent the implication from that test that because I like to savour each sentence and paint images in my mind as I do so at a leisurely 220 wpm that I am, somehow, less advanced than an eight grader.

Re: The race is not always to the swift.

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

Oh, geez. . . reading became a speed contest in...sixth grade? Maybe fifth grade. We had these color-coded pamphlets at the back of the room that you had to read (starting at yellow and working up to a very nice deep purple), and then take a comprehension test. Each piece was timed, and you got to move up to the next color by beating both pre-set timing and comprehension goals.

Pain in the hat, is what that was, because, like you, I'm a thorough reader, but it takes me awhile to get from here to there.

Re: The race is not always to the swift.

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

No one did that to us, and a good thing, too.