I've seen a lot of discussion recently online about how fast different people read and also the different ways people approach reading books and what effect that has on reading speed.

I saw a post which said some people only read dialogue in books and skipped descriptions which is fascinating to me so if that's you I would love to hear more about how you started doing that and if you enjoy books more now.

In a conversation with a friend they said that when they read, they hear each word in their head as if said aloud which is so different to how I read and I was wondering if maybe that affected reading speed.

I'd love to know how everyone processes words when reading and also if you consider yourself a fast or slow reader?

might sound like a slightly ridiculous question, but hear me out😅i have a very ingrained habit of tending to speed through books, and while reading fast isn’t wrong, i often feel like i’m not getting as much out of them as i’d like, and rather am sprinting through one just to get to the next. would love tips on how to avoid doing this!

I almost never listen to audiobooks at 1x speed. I don't know what it is but it seems like almost every narrator speaks so slowly. I typically listen at 1.24-1.75x depending on the narrator. But I've also noticed that my interest in a book impacts my listening speeds. For books I'm really enjoying I tend to listen at slower speeds so I can really soak it all in. But I find with books I don't like as much my listening speed tends to creep up and up. I don't think there's been any book I listened to at 2x speed that I really enjoyed. What speed does everyone else typically listen at? Has anyone else ever noticed a correlation between listening speed and enjoyment?

my god… these bitches gay.

good for them… good for them <3

Originally set my book count for fifty. Currently on book 48/50 so decided to up my book count to 65. Has anyone else ever decided to change their yearly book count?

Does anyone else think of pagebound often?? I tend to have vivid dreams and last night I dreamed there were more quests released and I was making posts. And one of the quests was one of the lists I voted for during the quarterly voting thing. Sorry if this is out of topic, I just needed to share how deep pb is in my brain, I love this community so much I dreamed about it 😳🫣