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07-21-2003, 01:10 PM | #81 |
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I don't know. Reading fast isn't all it's cracked up to be. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]
How can you really enjoy a book if you're just trying to see how fast you can plow through it? [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] [img]smilies/confused.gif[/img]
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07-21-2003, 01:12 PM | #82 | |
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07-22-2003, 09:10 AM | #83 |
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Methinks I know what that part is. Does it have anything to do with a hidden mountain pass?
OK, back to the topic at hand. I read LOTR and the Hobbit in four days, though I really read the Hobbit in two or three hours, and RotK in three or four. The other two were read amongst various activities throughout the weekend. If I had the chance again I could probably read the whole thing in two days. (mm, project for next summer's road trip) The Silmarillion took me a couple of months(like 4 or 5) because I stopped halfway through due to the "there is so much going on I can't keep half of it straight!" syndrome. I finished the other half in less than a week. Now it takes me a long time to finish the books, I started the Fellowship at the end of may, and I am still not done with TTT! Namarie
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07-22-2003, 05:58 PM | #84 |
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Lasts summer i read the Hobbit and LOTR in 2 weeks
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07-22-2003, 07:04 PM | #85 |
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If you look way back to the first page, you'll see an entry by someone named "hegemonmatt". That is, indeed, me.
I forgot to mention I read a book prior to reading the trilogy called "Photoreading" which I then tested out on LotR. It involves certain techniques that allow you to read most (or, if you're really good, all) of a page in about 5 seconds, and still remember everything on it. That's why I was able to read it so fast. However, it puts a lot of stress on the mind and eyes, so I don't do that unless it's for cramming. |
07-22-2003, 08:16 PM | #86 |
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I've always wanted to try one of those programs. Somehow, until now, I've never really believed that they worked.
Anyway, my best time for LotR is 3 weeks at the age of 10. For the Hobbit it is one day at the age of 7. Iarwain P.S. After reading your old post, I am so jealous you couldn't know. I think I'll look up this "photoreading" book. Thanks for the info. P.P.S. Is it the book by Paule Scheele? [ July 22, 2003: Message edited by: Iarwain ]
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07-22-2003, 10:31 PM | #87 | |
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And yes, it's the book by Paul Scheele. Wow, I look back at that old post and realise, I really couldn't type as a kid.. |
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07-22-2003, 11:06 PM | #88 | |
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07-25-2003, 01:13 PM | #89 |
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Umm..back on topic..I know someone who read The Fellowship in 2 days, but I guess that doesn't break the record, does it?
[ July 25, 2003: Message edited by: Tarien Ithil ]
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07-25-2003, 02:18 PM | #90 |
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I am not a speed reader, so the best I've ever done is read about a chapter a day, which is a little over two months. That's how long it takes me every year... a little over two months. Which makes it quite a commitment to read it every year. I wouldn't say I'm a slow reader, but I like to take everything in, especially in LOTR. I take time to enjoy it, usually reading the poems silently or singing them in my head, then singing them out loud. Sometimes in the middle of a book I'll just stop and think about it. I like to be able to feel like I've been there and seen it all, like I've travelled wiht these characters and spoken with them and helped them along the way. I take my time to enjoy it, and if I miss anything I go back and read the whole paragraph again. So I can read fairly fast, but I don't speed read.
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07-25-2003, 10:22 PM | #91 |
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My record is six hours for the entire trilogy. But that is not the best way to do it because I miss details.
My usual time is about two days for the trilogy and prequels. |
07-26-2003, 01:31 AM | #92 |
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I have read The Hobbit for a day. Then LotR FotR and TTT for 2 days and LotR Rotk for two weeks because i had my exams that time then. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]
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07-26-2003, 05:36 AM | #94 |
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18 hours (that includes the Hobbit plus a heck of a lot of Silm. research) no speed-reading though, just Perseverance. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
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08-10-2003, 04:27 PM | #95 |
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RE: What's the fastest time to read LOTR?
My fastest time has been three weeks. I do like to savor a little.
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08-10-2003, 06:03 PM | #96 |
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Well, I've read the whole trilogy in about the span of half a day... I tend to read fast, but I find that if it's a good book, I'm not seeing how fast I can skim through it, I just can't put it down. I absorb everything and I just can't wait to get to see what happens next.. although, when reading LoTR, I sometimes forget to sleep, or eat, or breathe, all I know is to keep on reading.. I get very involved in the trilogy. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
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