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PrincessMila:
Yes we do.
Were you able to read the one I nominated?

I stopped at Arrow of God

PrincessMila:
Feel free to join
As for what happened to us, Arrow Of God by Chinua Achebe happened

We do need to revive this place

Jezking:
What the hell happened to this book club?
Can I join in?

I believe Princess have answered your question.
Sure you're welcome.

It keeps getting better and better. Nice one Milastories. God works in mysterious ways indeed.

Jezking:
I seriously don't know.

I think the more interesting the faster I read.

A suspense filled, adventure, novel I can finish in a day or two

A romance novel is naturally a killer, two weeks max!

You're right, the kind of book does affect ones reading speed

The last time I calculated mine was on the 26th of May and I arrived at a very low speed of 164wpm (words per minute). The practical truth is that it takes me an hour to read 20 pages. That means that an average book of 240 pages will take me 12 hours while a book of 300 pages will take me 15 hours. Usually I spread the 15 hours of reading to 3 days, reading for 3 hours the first day and 6 hours each the next two days.

Recently I started using an app to help me increase my reading speed. I've read only one book using the app which was last two weeks. The book is "The disappearance of Emily H by Barrie Summy" with 180 pages. Normally this would have taken me 9 hours to read but with the app, I set the reading speed to 200wpm and I was able to finish it in less than 5 hours and with good comprehension.

So I have 3 questions for you, what's your current reading speed in wpm? How long does it take you to finish a novel of 300 pages? What are you doing to increase your speed?