The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion
How long does it take you to read a book??:)
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Apr 26, 2013 11:29AM
i was talking to my dad the other day who enjoys reading as well as i do :) and i asked him how many books does he think he has read all the way through? and he said he doesn't really know but he remembers as a kid he would read at least a book a day so he would read a whole book in one day!! i found that very cool it takes me longer to read books i have been reading the book thief i have had it for about 2 weeks and i am on page number 438 and the book is 550 pages long so i was wondering how long does it take u to read a book?? do u like to take it slow or do u like to read a book a day like my dad lol ;)
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Well it varies, depending on my interest in the story, the length etc but about 1 day for short books (300 -500 pages approx.), 2 days for 500-700 pages and 3 days to a week for longer books. I read most of the Song of Ice & Fire series in a week.
Depends on the book. But I am generally a slow reader despite degrees in literature. Usually, English majors are faster readers than me. If it's a really deep book, slowly because I'm thinking so much.
If it's a book that's good at building tension, I can't stop until it's finished.
If it's a boring book, extremely slowly until I finally say it's not worth my effort and stop.
few days or weeks ! depends on the thickness of the book! and how interesting it is .
I try to spend at least two weeks on a really good book. I usually bust through the first 5-or-so chapters in one day, and then I slow down. And by the end (last five chapters) I so badly don't want the book to end that I usually take my precious time to really make it last. Does anyone else do this?
@AmberI had a hard time with the book thief. It was such a big book that to this day I don't really get the meaning of it all so I did't really connect. Sometime in the future I will probably re-read. Hopefully this time I will read it faster then I did the first time. how long it takes me to read a book depends on how interesting it is and also how much time I have read. I'm reading the host right now and its really interesting but there is soo much going on that I haven't been able to read it recently.
It mostly depends on how long is the book and how many others I am reading at the same time.What Jordan does, oh well seems very cool, but I wouldn't have the strenght to do it! Haha.
When I like a book very much I MUST finish it or I won't be able to do anything else!
@Jordan
i do also do that with books sometimes when i am about to finish a book i take it really slow because i don't want it to end and i don't want to stop reading the book sometimes it even makes me sad when i come to the end of a book at times lol but i always move on to something new and i keep reading :)
i do also do that with books sometimes when i am about to finish a book i take it really slow because i don't want it to end and i don't want to stop reading the book sometimes it even makes me sad when i come to the end of a book at times lol but i always move on to something new and i keep reading :)
Usually 2-3 days. depends on how good the book is.Doesn't matter what size the book is.
If i have nothing else to do and it's a good book, i would spend all day reading it. And would finish it in only one day.
Depends on how fat the book is.. If it is 300-400 pages .. Around 7-8 hours (reading continuously..which is usually the case)
otherwise 2 days max (like 7th book of harry potter)
Depends entirely on the book. I read fast, so I can finish a medium length book in a few hours.I read the 4th Harry Potter in one day (of course I ended up not remembering any of it and I had to read it again). It could also take a few days or a few weeks (*cough* Game of Thrones)
It depends, but for example, I read the book thief in 3 days ^^ mostly it takes about 3-7, depending on how much I like the book and how thick it is :)
If I love it a day it depends on how many pages it has
depends on the book and what day as I have a toddler I've done about 320 pages today
books i like i read really fast. I read Inheritance which as I think little over 700 pages in 4 days. I dont like not finishing a book and have only done that twice but if I dont like a book it can take me weeks to finish
If I really like it 2-3 days if I don't a few weeks
If it's a book I really enjoy I usually read it in 2-4 days. I read Sarah's Key and didn't stop reading until I was finished, took me 12 hours. If it's a book I'm not that into it usually takes me a couple weeks although sometimes I try to finish it faster so I can start a book I think I will enjoy more.
it usually takes me a day to get through a book, if it is really good I can read two books in a day and a half
I agree, it depends on 1) interest, 2) time 3) if I need sleep that night!
Depends on how much life I'm willing to sacrifice :) I can do a book a day - if it's interesting and modern. I read War and Peace, Les Miserables and a suitable Boy but they took me over two weeks each I seem to remember. If it's a GREAT book my family eat freezer food and wear crumpled clothes :)
Depends on interest. I can read a book in one day. And depends on how long is the book too..!
Depends on the book, I've read books that took me 6-8 hours to read them. There were others who took me 1-2 weeks. But usually it takes me 1-2 days because I always read two books at the same time and also because I have a family to take care.
I just read 2 books last week...It took me like 8 hours to read and the other took two or three days to read. So I guess it just depends on the book
It depends on the book. Sometimes it takes me a few days and sometimes it takes me only one day.
Depends... One time, it took me three weeks to read 3/4 of a book (I didn't like it)... Another time, I read five books in a week... Just depends...
Deborah wrote: "Depends on the book. But I am generally a slow reader despite degrees in literature. Usually, English majors are faster readers than me. If it's a really deep book, slowly because I'm thinking so..."
Same here Deborah! I thought I was the only slow reading English major :)If I speed through a book, I don't get much out of it or I'll feel like I missed a clue or important detail.
Lisa
Forever!!!!! Especially if I like it....Trust me, I try to juice ever goodness out of every paragraph of the books I read...lolz....(In real terms, maybe a week, depending on how good it is)
If I love it I will lose sleep over it so a book of any length takes about 1-2 days for me to read. If it doesn't really catch my interest it may take a while before I get around to finishing it.
Depends on how much I like the book, how much free time I have and how long the book is. I was home sick Saturday - Tuesday and read 3 books. Other times it has taken me 1-2 weeks to finish a book that I'm not enjoying or because I'm really busy.
If I love it, a day? If I don't, it could take months.
if I am just reading a book a moth.if I like a book then a week
if I love a than two or three days.
If its a really good book I can read it in two days.
It really depends on whether I'm busy or not. When I'm not busy, I can finish a book in 6-7 hours. But when I'm busy, maybe 1-2 days. :)
It depends on the quality, size and the available time, but I can generally finish most large books with small print in 2-4 days and smaller books in about a day
It depends how thick a book it is, how much time I have work comes first & how interesting the book is. When I was younger would read 2 books in a day mostly love stores Mills & Boon & Barbara Cartland.
it varies for me. Some books I finish in a matter of days while others take e up to a week to finish! :)
If I read a book within two days, it makes my head hurts, that's also a reason I avoid series....So It takes me at least two days to read a single book. :)
Usually about 2 days! Unless if it's a really thick book then maybe a few more. It also has a lot to do with how good the book is.
3 days if the books is good and when i'm not busy
3-4 days if the book is decent. 2 days if it's excellent. 12 hours if I can't put it down.My one friend tore through the whole Harry Potter series in a day. To me, there's a serious problem there. His words per minute skyrocketed, but his comprehension plummeted.
Well it depends. If I really like the book and I'm not that busy, I can finish it in day! :)
Jordan wrote: "I try to spend at least two weeks on a really good book. I usually bust through the first 5-or-so chapters in one day, and then I slow down. And by the end (last five chapters) I so badly don't wan..."Yes! I might even put the book down for a while just so it'll last longer.
Generally I read pretty quickly, but it largely depends on the book. Some are pretty heavy, Don Quixote I enjoyed but I couldn't read that in long sessions. Other books I just won't be able to put down, so far anything by William Somerset Maughm I just wanted to finish in one sitting.
I read a book in less than a day if I am emotionally consumed by the characters. I just can't go to sleep until I reach the end.
About less than 24 hours if the book is pretty good. Probably 1 to 2 days if the book is not that great.
Really fast if I have a lot of time to read and if the book is short and interesting, or maybe a month if the book is long and drawn out or if I don't have a lot of time to read
I pretty much average a book a day. But a few weeks if I'm reading out loud to someone. I have to stop to allow my throat to heal.
I don't like reading the whole book in one evening. Usually it takes me several days if it's interesting, so I can think or visualize it between reading. But more often it depends on my free time :)
I usually take 2-3 days on most books as long as I'm not swamped with school work and projects. But I take 4-5 days on books with smaller print. I don't usually have any book longer than a week. If I really like the book and I'm hooked I'll finish it in a day.
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