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06-03-2008, 01:27 AM
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Most people read at less than 300 words a minute, so finishing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in just 47 minutes seems impossible, right? Wrong. Just last year, Anne Jones, a mother of three, broke the world speed reading record for the Mind Sports Olympiad at a Border’s bookshop in London. She sat down and finished the 250,000 word novel by reading at a shocking 4,251 words per minute.
To prepare herself for the competition, she practiced hard any chance she had. Quote:
“I read and re-read all the previous Harry Potter books beforehand, as I wanted to become as familiar with the plot as possible,” she says.
Anne found her special talent after taking a class on speed reading. She has won seven gold medals for it in her lifetime.
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06-04-2008, 01:21 PM
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omg!that's lyk a-m-a-z-i-n-g!she must be really good to read that fast!
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06-04-2008, 05:17 PM
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i'm gunna go ahead and give that a big fat BS. | |
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06-04-2008, 06:46 PM
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| | Doxy
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I've read DH a few times and the shortest time it's took me to read it was bout 3 days, I could never ever read as fast as her.
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06-04-2008, 07:24 PM
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| | Hippogriff
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Holy jeez... I read this headline and thought it couldn't have been much faster than my 7 hours. That's crazy!
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06-04-2008, 08:01 PM
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That's fantastic, but she can't have really enjoyed the book if she was just speed reading it. | |
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06-04-2008, 10:00 PM
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I'm jealous.
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It takes me about three minutes to read one page... :S
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06-05-2008, 01:02 AM
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holy cow!!!! it must be a mistake because..... WOW!!!
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06-05-2008, 02:49 AM
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Dude, thats crazy! In 47 minutes I read like 4 or 5 chapters! Dang that woman is good!! 
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06-06-2008, 05:57 AM
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gasp....
wow, thats some fast reader
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06-06-2008, 02:47 PM
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Wow that's pretty insane...but good for her I guess.
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06-07-2008, 02:13 AM
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| | Mooncalf
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it took me about a day to read it
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06-07-2008, 06:15 AM
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congratulations i would say to her because i couldn't even read it in a day wow great job for her. i hope one day like her i can do something amasing with reading.
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06-07-2008, 07:55 PM
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that is really fast. and to think i thought it was amazing that i finished the book in a day and a half.
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06-08-2008, 09:22 AM
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300 words a minute? That's crazy!  | |
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06-08-2008, 01:26 PM
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| | Faerie
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Oh wow, Thats amazing! Lol, I can't even do that. It takes me awhile to finish one book at a time! | |
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06-14-2008, 03:56 PM
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| | Ramora
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oh my god thats so fast! i wish i could read that fast.actually,i'm a slow reader,i finished read harry potter and deathly hallows about 3 weeks ! my sister read that for 3 months ! slower than me 
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06-14-2008, 04:05 PM
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| | Fwooper
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Originally Posted by FoxFire  Totally! I can do that! Pfft  How would reading the other books prepare her to read DH so fast?
But you know...HP is a quick read on its own. I should like to see her get through War and Peace in 47 minutes  if you do not know the plot off by heart then you have a higher chance of looking back at something before you keep reading
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06-17-2008, 06:11 PM
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wow that's amazing!!!!
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