In one of the books I'm currently reading (The Imperfectionists) there's a reference to a character's speed of reading. The character mentions reading 80 pages before going to make dinner. It includes the statement that the character is a fast reader.
The problem is that I myself am apparently a fast reader. I didn't think anything of one reading 80 pages before making dinner. That seemed completely normal to me.
So I ask you, when someone says they read 80 pages, how long do you expect that to take? What is your average reading speed?
My general rule of thumb is about a page a minute, though it can be more or less based on the book I'm reading.
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