The post could have been written with a different tone, but I think it makes a good point that can't be purely dismissed as simple snobbery or belittling. I th

The post could have been written with a different tone, but I think it makes a good point that can't be purely dismissed as simple snobbery or belittling. I think the reason some folks get defensive on this topic is that it's somewhat common for someone to claim to be an incredibly fast reader, but on closer inspection it is (almost always) revealed that they are reading very straightforward and simple fiction that is about as close to being designed for speed reading as possible. This makes the claim of speed reading feel disingenuous. There can be truly dramatic differences between novels in terms of the complexity of the language used and the nuance of characters and events. I don't think one should expect a particularly celebratory response if one is making other folks feel like slow readers when they actually have been reading far more complicated material.