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Though it does depend on the book.

totally depends on the book

I am pretty quick, on my days off I can read a book or two in an 8 hour window.

I find it hard to concentrate for very long periods of time. Besides, I like stopping every so often to think about what I just read, the last scene.

I need to *make* myself do that more often, Ingemar. Thanks for reminding me.

I don't know why, but I timed how long it took me to read one page in a book, and on average it's 2 minutes... I'm a relatively slow reader, so this would take me about 10 hours...

For me it would be about 4.5 hours if I wanted to really get through it fast. Not that I'd remember much , a week or 2 later but 5.5 if I wanted to savor it and enjoy it more and at least recall something!

it would take me 2 weeks

2 weeks or more if i don´t have much time

I can't read nonstop...but I do read for long periods of time...I finished the host reading it for several hours over 2 days and that is like...yeah.

I can't read non-stop either, but judging from the pace I read from page to page, it would probably take around 10 to 12 hours.

Not voting - it depends on the book and the language.

I'm 13 so I do read a little slower and it really depends on the book but if its a good one I'm interested in, 4 hours.

Definitely over 12 hours.... yeah I'm a slow reader... each hunger games book took me about 3 days with a total of probably 5-6 hours each day.

over 12 hours .. because English isn't my native language and and it totally depends on the book and how mush free time i have and lately i don't have mush .. school and work .. so yeah it sucks .

over 12 hours .. because English isn't my native language and and it totally depends on the book and how mush free time i have and lately i don't have mush .. school and work .. so yeah it sucks .

definitely 3-6 hours. unless the book doesnt hook me in and I'll simply bring it around and force myself to finish it

Despite my vote, I would say that it really depends on what I am reading...

Totally depends on the book, but an average of a page a minute for me, so 3-6 hours.

The times I've done it, 1-3 hours. Books that don't pull me in like that would probably take longer.

Most books, probably about 6-7 hours. If it's written James Patterson style, more like 4.

If it's about a book I really like, then I want to savor it but I also read it nonstop. I would probably finish it in 8-9 hours.

6 hours or so. But it really depends on the book. If the book is not as absorbing my mind may wonder for a bit even though I haven't put the book down.

definitely depends on the book.

Only bad thing is that I don't read nonstop:/

Not the quickest. But it really depends on the book. Some are just easier to read others more interesting than some.

Depends on the book and the language.

If it has great descriptions I may want to read them over and over to savor them and that takes longer.

I suppose it would take me less time if I didn't get distracted by other tech like my phone ... If I didn't have school I would sit outside reading until it was dark ... Then I'd come in and read!

it depends on the book

I totally agree with the others, it depends on the book.

Aryana wrote: "it depends on the book"

And the language. [native or not]

I'm a fast reader so if I read a 300-page book nonstop, it will probably take me around 4 hours or so to finish.
I also agree with others that it depends on the books. Some books are easy and light to read; 150-page chick-lits usually take me around 2 hours. Other books require more attention; reading The Hunger Games book took me one whole afternoon, the classics require a whole day, Dan Brown-style books require more. You get the idea.
Sometimes, if I love the book so much, I read them slowly to savor each scene. The Harry Potter books took me a week or two each. Record goes to the HP and the Order of the Phoenix: I finished it in one month. LOL

It really depends on the book

It really depends on the book… Some of them we blaze through because they're so exciting, some of them we take our time because they are so good.

And of course, setting makes a difference too… When we have peace and quiet, anything goes.

Great Poll!

This totally does depend on the book; if it's Dickens, it'll take much longer than a middle grade novel.

and if its Shakespeare, your have to go to a dictionary a lot.

It really depends on the book - some authors are easier to read than others....

3-4 hours roughly. I only know this because I use to have one of those bookmarks that had a built-in timer.

Are you kidding? I started to read the Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare and finished it in the midnight. I'm not awesome, I was just got insomnia.

Ingemar wrote: "I find it hard to concentrate for very long periods of time. Besides, I like stopping every so often to think about what I just read, the last scene."

That's definitely me. I find myself getting a little restless after a short while of reading. I too like to stop and think about what I have read.

3-6 hours, like most of the voters ;-)

it actually depends on the language too. if the book was written in bahasa indonesia, i need like 3 hours or eveb less. but for the english one, it takes me longer than that. but yeah probably 3-6hours. :-)

Melanie wrote: "Though it does depend on the book."

Yes. Yes it does.

Today I read two 300 page books in a total of 5 hours. But they were really good! I couldn't put them down

If I have a book that is over 370 pages long then it would take me that long. But 460 pages would take me atleast 14 hours straight

Erin wrote: "If I have a book that is over 370 pages long then it would take me that long. But 460 pages would take me atleast 14 hours straight"

Hhaha. That's sorta funny.

If it was NOTHING but reading, I would guess about three hours. However, every half hour to hour I need to take a break from the book or else I'll just get antsy and become all too aware of other things I need to be doing. Also, the type of book may change my answer.

I read slower than average audio book readers read out loud.

If the book is of normal size, doesn't have pictures/lots of blank pages to separate chapter, if I read it thoroughly without "read-skimming" where I read it and don't absorb it fully, and if I'm not tired/brain-dead, it would take me approxiamately 3-6 hours.