Days, Weeks, Months?

I've been reading like crazy lately, and it's made me realize something. I love a good mystery, and I love action. The books I read occur over very short periods of time in order to keep a fast pace.

Well, I thought about my own manuscripts and realized I write that way. My stories don't ever span more than a few days. Why? I hate down time. Yes, every book has some slower moments. Characters have to sleep and eat. But I really don't want to hear about it for more than a sentence or two. I want to be in the action and constantly moving forward.

As usual, I wondered if only spanning a few days instead of months to a year, like many popular books, made me part of the minority. So today I'm asking you to help me decide.

Do you prefer books that take place over the course of a few days or books that span months? Why?