I’ve never been a huge reader but reading through the Hunger Games books for the first time (im a huge fan of the films) however has gotten me more into reading. I have some issues of re-reading compulsion, particularly with dialogue. I enjoy reading a lot dispite that my re-reading is annoying and is a habit I’m trying to break. My pace when reading I feel is not that that slow but this re-reading is clearly holding me up.
That is entirely dependent on the type of book. Some books you can breeze through others are a bit more dense.
You say you are somewhat new to regular reading for pleasure and if that’s the case I don’t think 20 pages sounds all that bad. It’s just one of those things where the more you do it the better/faster you get at it. Are you rereading cause you loose your place or because you aren’t fulling absorbing it first time. If the later is the case then try slowing up a bit first. Like I said before the more you read the faster you’ll be able to do it and absorb it over time.
And don’t sweat how fast you read. Reading isnt a competition, as long as you’re enjoying yourself it’s fine.