Hi, my name is Kristine and I am a slooooooooow reader

[ksmith]

Took the test twice. First time, 290 words/minute, which was like 3rd grade speed. I will say, though, that it took me a few seconds to adjust matters on the laptop so I could read the entry.

Second time through, 333 words/minute or so. Up to 11th grade!! Go me.

I see the scenes in my head like a movie. I linger over passages I really like. Not a fast reader at all.

Source: Staples eReader Department

UPDATE: Third time through, 350 wpm. I think we've hit Peak Kris.

Comments

[barbarienne.livejournal.com]

I'm about the same speed as you.

It doesn't seem to account, though, for different sorts of writing. The "you could read X book in Y hours" at the end was interesting. It said I would read LOTR in 25 hours, but I think it takes me longer than that; and it said Huck Finn in 4+ hours, but I'm sure I read it faster than that.

I assume that's because Twain's style interfaces with my brain more easily than Tolkien's. Another possible explanation is that the two different books require different sorts of interaction--LOTR is full of detailed description, whereas Huck Finn is piles of dialogue. Dialogue is, for me, a jillion times faster to write, so I would be unsurprised if it's a jillion times faster for me to read, as well.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

I read an extract from War of the Worlds, which I had never read before. Not particularly difficult, but I took my time with the descriptions of the aliens because it's harder for me to track the description of an unfamiliar thing.

[pbray.livejournal.com]

I was on the speedy end of the bell curve. But so much of it has to do with subject matter and style, some books are just quick reads and others, well, aren't.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Yup. There are some authors that I cannot imagine being able to read quickly.