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[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I indeed have a faster reading speed. I intentionally switched to English for reading (not my native language) to slow down the reading speed.

But I rarely read novellas or plays - I prefer proper books. When I was a kid, of course I read childrens books which were absolute quickies. But I did not include them in my count.

I can easily read The Lord of the Rings between lunch and dinner, and still enjoy Tolkiens play with languages, or tell you where to find a specific scene.

[-] liv@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

You are very very fast!

I encourage you to read more novellas! Some really great writing is in them. For example One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, Metamorphosis, Animal Farm, I Am Legend, War of the Worlds, The Time Machine, Ah Q, Heart of Darkness, A Clockwork Orange, The Third Man, and many many non-famous ones, like ZOMBIE by Joyce Carol Oates.

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I've already read more than half of those.

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