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How long does it take you to read a book?

Some people can sit down and finish a book in four hours and some take days, weeks or even months to finish a book. On average, how long does it take you to finish a book? :smile:

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Reply 1

DrawTheLine

Original post by Michiyo

Some people can sit down and finish a book in four hours and some take days, weeks or even months to finish a book. On average, how long does it take you to finish a book? :smile:

It depends. I go through phases of reading books. I can read a book in a few hours if I'm committed, other times a few days or for my current book it's taking me a few months because I keep forgetting about it.

Reply 2

Arctic Kitten

Original post by Michiyo

Some people can sit down and finish a book in four hours and some take days, weeks or even months to finish a book. On average, how long does it take you to finish a book? :smile:

Normally 2-3 days. Depend on homework, at most a week.

Reply 3

Gent2324

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Original post by Arctic Kitten

Normally 2-3 days. Depend on homework, at most a week.

do u speed read or something? takes me like a month to finish a 200 page book lol

Reply 4

Drewski

Depends on the book.

I could read The Very Hungry Caterpillar in about a minute.
Whereas I've never finished some of my uni textbooks, and never intend to, so that's an infinite duration.

Reply 5

Arctic Kitten

Original post by Gent2324

do u speed read or something? takes me like a month to finish a 200 page book lol

I don't know, may be I'm just really committed. But I think I read quite fast.

Reply 6

Tootles

Depends how into it I am. The quickest I've ever read a full-length novel was about two hours. Normally I read slower than that though, so it takes maybe two or three days.

Reply 7

1582

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It varies a lot. Sometimes I can finish multiple books in a day and other times it takes me weeks or even months to actually finish a book. I often have several on the go admittedly.

Reply 8

urbanwarfare

Original post by Michiyo

Some people can sit down and finish a book in four hours and some take days, weeks or even months to finish a book. On average, how long does it take you to finish a book? :smile:

It would take weeks or months for me, depending on how interesting the book was.

Reply 9

parmezanne

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maybe like 5 hours? in the sun? with a couple of pints of water? and my sunglasses? in greece.....oh wait no in freaking england lol

Reply 10

bobifrank

here everything depends on the circumstances. It is important that you read, whether it is easy. 1984 I read Oruel in two days in one breath

Reply 11

Kallisto

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Original post by Michiyo

Some people can sit down and finish a book in four hours and some take days, weeks or even months to finish a book. On average, how long does it take you to finish a book? :smile:

If we are talking about literature, mainly novels, I need at least two weeks to complete as a rule. Sometimes more than four weeks. For a brick of a book even months!

Reply 12

gjd800

I read 40 pages of a philosophy book in a 40 minute train journey this morning. It is a skill whereby the more you do the quicker you get.

With that said, whilst I can sometimes do a few books in a day, I have that many on the go that it will usually take me weeks or months to finish one.

Reply 13

rockyrhythm

Original post by Michiyo

Some people can sit down and finish a book in four hours and some take days, weeks or even months to finish a book. On average, how long does it take you to finish a book? :smile:

A few days, more or less. Usually I cannot help it, and I stay up late if it's really exciting. :h:

Reply 14

Kallisto

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Original post by rockyrhythm

A few days, more or less. Usually I cannot help it, and I stay up late if it's really exciting. :h:

And that goes for novels with many pages, so approximately about 500+ pages too? you are incredible very fast in reading then.

Reply 15

rockyrhythm

Original post by Kallisto

And that goes for novels with many pages, so approximately about 500+ pages too? you are incredible very fast in reading then.

Actually, yes, I do read very fast, as I was told that many times by people who know me. Of course, there are times when I'm too busy to read, so it takes longer, but in general, this is how it goes.

Reply 16

Kinyonga

As others have said, depends on the book! Typically a few days, but again, depends on what else I have on and how gripping the book is. Some I'll race through and finish in one session, others will take me weeks.

Reply 17

stcrmyweather

If I looove the book then maybe a few days or weeks, but I am terrible at finding the time so it could take me months to a year lol

Reply 18

Kallisto

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Original post by rockyrhythm

Actually, yes, I do read very fast, as I was told that many times by people who know me. Of course, there are times when I'm too busy to read, so it takes longer, but in general, this is how it goes.