• What book is currently on your nightstand?
  • Who is the author?
  • What genre?
  • How do you like it?
  • Would you recommend it to others?
    • Andjhostet@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      I can go to 1.75x if it’s a really slow narrator, or a really easy book to follow. But even then, it’s a bit too quick for me and if I’m distracted for even a second I have to rewind a bunch. 1.3-1.5 is usually my sweetspot.

    • conciselyverbose@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      Depends on the narrator. I love me an accent, but an accent generally means I have to cut the pace by 20-25%. Highly technical stuff as well. Otherwise, 2-2.5 is a pretty comfortable pace for me. I occasionally pause to take notes on nonfiction when there’s something I really want to make sure I retain, but I can comfortably discuss the content of all the stuff I read that I way. You just bump it a little over time when it starts to feel slow.

      It’s distraction that gets you, though. If you start to pay attention to something else, you can very easily lose the plot.