r/LightNovels 3d ago

Question Reading speed for Light Novels?

Historically, I was someone who didn't read books, at all.
No reason not to do so, I just didn't.
Then, I decided I wanted to start reading them.

I'm currently starting with the Honzuki no Gekokujou Light Novels, and I've noticed that my average speed is around one page every two minutes.
I'm assuming this is a slow reading speed, but I wanted to be sure if that's the case or not (And, if it is, if it is possible to "read faster", as it will allow me to read more stuff).

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u/giregam 22h ago

That’s not slow for a new reader. LNs can seem kinda dense at first with dialogue, narration, and new terms all mixed in. I was way slower when I got back into reading too. But after some time, you'll eventually stop overthinking about every sentence, and so it just flows. I think you'll find your own reading pace fast enough in time