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Does anyone have any suggestions on how to finish books faster? I’m such a slow reader. It took me about five days to finish a book that was around 240 pages, despite being very invested in it.

you could try listening to audiobooks. or set a goal of reading 100 or something pages a day!!!

i’ve found that setting a goal on what page i should stop at helps me a lot. sometimes i struggle getting through a book despite being invested too so i usually tell myself that i’ll read 50-100 pages or until chapter so and so.

I've found listening to the audio book when I'm doing activities that stop me from being able to sit down and physically read such as doing the house work or driving, sooo much quicker than waiting until I have the time. (Plot twist: I never have the time lol) Then I sit down with the actual book.

read the book..

read during all of your free time. car rides (only if you're not driving ofc), before going to sleep, times when you'd usually be on your phone/watching tv, etc.

download the same book in your phone. so when you're out somewhere and you're free, you can read anytime on your phone (if that makes sense)

Set the mood to read! I really get into a book when a candle is lit and classical reading music is playing! Good luck!

Kinda the way the fish from the Nemo movie does it.... "Just keep reading..."

Dorie! I knew I'd get it :-)

Something that helps me keep track is, I always try to read chapter to chapter. While I begin to read, I put a bookmark to the next Chapter. So I set up mini goals. Specially helpful, if some Chapters are just to long (therefore you can split the Chapter, If you struggle) and you need a little break. Try not to force yourself. Try different Genre, maybe you find something unexpected. Join a Bookclub or set a Book to talk about afterwards.

Honestly there is no way to go hugely faster. I tend to get a lot more read in long reading sessions than short spurts if that helps? But everyone goes at their own pace and that's ok too 😘.

If you have tiktok then look aesthetic videos for example “A Million Kisses In Your Lifetime aesthetic” or the same just in Pinterest (if you don’t have tiktok)

reading a couple of chapters a day,I normally do it at night I read about 4-5 chapters before bed. It becomes a part of my routine

Try finding a playlist for the book you’re reading, like example “If we were villains playlist”
Or finding the aesthetic for it! One thing that makes me struggle when reading is imagining the characters if they’re description aren’t normal is looking up the title and then fan cast!
“If we were villains Fan cast”
And it’ll show what people think the characters would look like! This helps books go by for me

janyhia ♡ wrote: "Does anyone have any suggestions on how to finish books faster? I’m such a slow reader. It took me about five days to finish a book that was around 240 pages, despite being very invested in it."

Maybe try setting a certain amount of time for just reading with no other distrations?