I have reached a point in my life where my reading speed is a problem. I can hardly skim through my textbooks in the time that it takes most people to read all the information we need to understand. Recently I have started trying to get into reading, I started slowly by reading graphic novels but have now moved into reading The Fellowship of the Rings.
Two of my friends did a test and found that where they could fully read a page and comprehend it in about a minute and some change, it took me 2 minutes and 25 seconds to read it.
I just want to get better at reading, so that I can enjoy reading more, and any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
by momentarilybroke
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Why do you feel it’s a problem you’re reading slower than others?
I’m an extremely slow reader and I even turn pages back sometimes to remember things I’ve read previously. I never experienced any drawbacks from this, the important thing is to enjoy what you read.
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I am of the opinion that reading literature for entertainment is not a race. Just read at your comfortable pace and have fun. It’s after all just entertainment. But I guess that’s not what you want to hear 😅
Maybe not the most helpful suggestion… but I got addicted to a text-based RPG when I was a teen (20+ years ago) and boy howdy did that improve my reading speed.
This question has been asked a thousand times. Perhaps you can find some tips here in the sub (A small sample of results from a quick and simple search!)
[https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/95kh34/how_do_i_read_faster/](https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/95kh34/how_do_i_read_faster/)
[https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/hmt46r/speed_readers_of_reddit_how_do_you_read_so_fast/](https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/hmt46r/speed_readers_of_reddit_how_do_you_read_so_fast/)
[https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/10fvddf/how_do_i_read_faster/](https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/10fvddf/how_do_i_read_faster/)
[https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/39zrg1/i_want_to_read_faster_any_advice/](https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/39zrg1/i_want_to_read_faster_any_advice/)
[https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/gf7e5s/really_fast_readers_how_do_you_do_it/](https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/gf7e5s/really_fast_readers_how_do_you_do_it/)
Graphic novels and Lotr are a good plan. Read what makes you happy. The happier it make you, the more you will read. The more you read, the more practice you will get. More practice will make you faster and better.
>they could fully read a page and comprehend it in about a minute and some change, it took me 2 minutes and 25 seconds to read it.
This is dramatic, especially between friends, but it’s not really a crippling disability. Your reading speed is not something you need to feel self-conscious about.
Practice makes perfect, the more you read the better you become at it. You’ll slowly but surely start reading faster, just find some books you enjoy and read them at your natural pace. That natural pace will get faster eventually as you read more, have fun and good luck!
Try reading aloud. You don’t need to speak in full volume while reading. Speak only loud enough to hear yourself. I did this when studying and it helped my reading speed and comprehension.