I am wrapping up a book for class on Saturday... that I have to write a response paper to...
This morning I got up after Jackie left for work at 4 am and read for 3 hours. And I only got 50 pages done!!!??? That's a measly 16.6 pages an hour or 3.5 minutes per page...
Gugh!
Jim
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What sort of book was it? Some books take me longer than that per page!
ReplyDeleteI don't know how to classify the book type... It is called "Culture and Conflict in Egyptian-Israeli Relations: A Dialogue of the Deaf." It is a book that I am reading about ministering to Muslims and getting a glimpse of the worldview of a Muslim. It is dealing with differences in how the Israelis (westerns) and Egyptians (Arabs) interact. So, I don't know if you would classify it as a sociology book or not.
ReplyDeleteBut I guess what I'm wondering is if this is a respectable speed for the speedreading-almost-Dr.-Nate-Gilmour?
It would depend on the book. When I'm reading Continental (i.e. German or French) philosophy, I just bank on spending several minutes per page. Likewise for poetry of any complexity.
ReplyDeleteWith sociology, I suppose it would depend on whether the sociologist is more of a positivist or a critical sociologist. The former kind I can read with some speed, but the latter, because of the Hegelian influence, often takes me much longer than I'd like.