Should we worry about reading speed?

Should we worry about reading speed?

I took some phony test a couple days ago, and it said that I read at 250wpm, with a comprehension rate of 100%, of which was barely above average, even bordering painfully average. It took me around five days to finish Siddhartha, reading for about an hour a day, and about the same time span to read Candide.

I just picked up a copy of Karamazov; how many eons will it take for me to read this masterpiece? Should I even bother?

Here's the test I mentioned: readingsoft.com

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1. its not a race
2. youll find your reading speed will improve dramatically on its own without any special effort from you as long as you keep reading consistently and naturally at whatever pace is comfortable right now
3. do not fall into the trap of speedreading/skimming

i understand it's hard and it's easy to get impatient, but if you just stick at it for even a few weeks you'll see noticeable improvements.

Read Crime and Punishment first. It's shorter and will acclimate you to Dostoyevsky so Bros K isn't so much of a slog.

I don't think it's important. If you enjoy reading what's the problem? Some people can read 100 pages in an hour and just read an hour a day because they think that's enough, while you could read 90 pages in 3 hours. If you're enjoying it, what's the deal?
I'm an average or very slow reader. I get about 30 pages in a hour or so. I wish I could read faster so I could read more books and shit, but I guess time will tell if I can or not.
My mother reads really fast. She told me she reads in diagonal, wich makes her read a lot faster. I tried this many tiemes and it works, but a lot of times I miss some words or even whole sentences.

>Should we worry about reading speed?
No

unless you read as fast as a toddler

I do understand that it isn't a race. I'm new to Veeky Forums, and before all this, I was a very casual reader. Lurking here for a while awakened in me a savage, still half-asleep, that wanted to read everything you guys recommended to each other: Infinite Jest, Siddhartha, Karamazov, Karenina, etc.

I want to experience so much in such little time, that I do get ahead of myself. It turns reading into a chore, instead of the self-fulfilling experience that it should be.

Thanks, you and are right, I should just enjoy the ride, and not work myself too hard this early on into my new found hobby.

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That's good, I'm happy for you.
But don't read Infinite Jest, that one's actually a meme that just got way out of hand. Even DFW fans here say it's his worst.

You'll definitely want to consult the reading list charts, the works of authors are generally listed in terms of readability, don't just tackle the magnum opus of each great writer or you'll burn out.

What you just said is in the same vein as what this user said. I just might take up C&P before Karamazov.

I wasn't planning on reading Infinite Jest, really. The meme magic isn't strong enough with that one.

really glad you get the point user. It's great to have interest, also, getting a goal of books per week is more important than speed itself. I know at my reading speed (like I say 30 pages per hour) if I just read enough every day I can get through 1 or 2 books (200 pages each) in one week. That's like 60 pages a day, wich is 2 hours reading per day. If you enjoy it then it's great to have this "goals" and then trying to get more and more if that's what you wish for.