Is it bad I read a 714 pg book in 2 1/2 hours!?

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acxbox22 · Answer

what book?

acxbox22 · Answer

yes it is actually below average reading speed....

anonymous · Answer

Breaking dawn...... And I'm a freshman so is ok speed

compassionate · Answer

537 page book in 2 1/2 hours? 

Goodness. I read 40 pages and give up, and I'm graduated. Kudos.

acxbox22 · Answer

jk....

anonymous · Answer

I read like 8 books a week

compassionate · Answer

Hmm... 537/90 is 6 pages a minute.

compassionate · Answer

6 pages a minute man. 

Sure you weren't reading a picture book?

anonymous · Answer

Breaking dawn isn't a picture book.....

acxbox22 · Answer

actually 714/150=4.76 pages per minute

compassionate · Answer

Breaking Dawn has a lot of words on each page man. The pages are rather large, too. You sure you read it in 2 1/2 hours?

acxbox22 · Answer

take an average of 250 words per page
that is 1190 wordds per minute

acxbox22 · Answer

Third-grade students = 150 words per minute (wpm)
Eight grade students = 250
Average college student = 450
Average “high level exec” = 575
Average college professor = 675
Speed readers = 1,500
World speed reading champion = 4,700
Average adult: 300 wpm

acxbox22 · Answer

source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/brettnelson/2012/06/04/do-you-read-fast-enough-to-be-successful/

anonymous · Answer

Started 1:37 finished at 3:08

compassionate · Answer

>4,700 words per minute

His comprehension must have dwindled.

acxbox22 · Answer

about 4 times the average person....i dont believe you....

compassionate · Answer

@Saijelouise00 , if you can read that fast, you might want to contact these people: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/set-a-record/intro/

anonymous · Answer

Oh god I literatly just sat in my room all day reading

praetorian.10 · Answer

yes dude, its horrible, you should feel ashamed!

praetorian.10 · Answer

no im joking ofc well done mate @arabpride

compassionate · Answer

@poopsiedoodle

anonymous · Answer

i'm like 4% certain you can't read THAT fast

anonymous · Answer

OMG, I love to read. I can probably read Breaking Dawn in that amount of time. EdwardxBella 4evah! (jk, Team Jacob 4evr!)

anonymous · Answer

So, yeah, it's not a bad thing. YOU ARE NOT ALONE!

confluxepic · Answer

It is not bad.

thesmartone · Answer

Reading is not bad.

anonymous · Answer

exactly

anonymous · Answer

Thank you

perl · Answer

thats called skimming