I'm not sure you can say ' i will read so many pages a day', and it does depend upon what sort of book it is, and how important it is to your studies. What I have done, and have advised others to do is read the back first, then have a look at the contents, foreword, and any other bits that may give you an idea of what the book is about. For each chapter have a quick skim through to get an idea of what it is about, if you have any knowledge of speed reading, now is the time to put it to good use - and if you have no knowledge of this technique I suggest you get to know it - we have sessions for post grads that cover this, you may too. Whilst you are doing this you need to make quick notes about areas that interest you in the text, just quick notes, such as 'page 4 paragraph 3' Once you have done these things you will have a good idea about what the main ideas are, and where it can be of use to you. Then you need to go through it in more detail. Use your notes to help you pick out bits you need to read carefully, and take proper notes. Then when you meet your supervisor you will be able to say 'I found chapters x,y,z really useful when a,b,c is mentioned. this leads me to think that the books 1,2,3 may be worth reading too' etc. One more thing, make sure you record the reference, in your reference file, not on a scrappy bit of paper which you will lose. Do this for every single thing you read, as soon as you use it, put it in your references. If you don't use it in the end you can delete it from your list as the final stage, but if you forget, it will be the one vital ref you really want to include, but you can't because you can't find it again.
