How much do you read at a time?
By fallingfan
@fallingfan (445)
United States
6 responses
@marty3888 (2355)
• Acme, Michigan
30 Mar 10
It definitly depends on the book. In high school I remember one of the required reading was "the scarlett letter." And I remember how surprised I was that O enjoyed it. Years later, I decided to reread it. I didn't make it past the first page.
"Carrie," by Stephen King is one book I read in one sitting. And I believe In read "Jaws" in either one or two sittings. "It," another book by Stephen King, is one In read in two weeks and that was a thick book. I spoke to some people who took a month reading it. I recently read "Velocity," by Dean Koontz, a book that to me was excellent! I read that in about a month, maybe less. It was very fast moving. from there I went to "Flowers in the Attic." (Yup, my first time reading it.) I started reading it September, 2009. I still haven't finished it. It was just so much slower moving than velocity. I am almost done and will probably be finishing it within the next few days.
@fallingfan (445)
• United States
31 Mar 10
I find it interesting that you even remember the titles of all of those books, for some reason I can never remember what I am reading or have just read. Thanks for the response! :)
@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
30 Mar 10
Like in one sitting? It would depend on how much I'm enjoying the book and how much time I have available. I just finished the last Percy Jackson book after reading it for five hours straight. I read the whole book. But then again I didn't have anywhere to go or anywhere to be. Sometimes I'll only sit for ten minutes at a time and only get a dozen pages read. I usually read on the go, since I ride the train to class I read there. I read in my few spare minutes between classes. I usually finish a 300 page novel in one to two days.
@fallingfan (445)
• United States
31 Mar 10
Wow, that is pretty quick reading. I don't think that I would have the attention span to read for 5 hours straight, but I also can't concentrate well to read "on the go". :) Thanks for the response.
@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
31 Mar 10
I could read for much longer than that if life would allow. I always have a long attention span when it comes to books. I can read for hours at a time, and I'll stick with a book that I don't like just to finish it. I think it's just a matter of practice really. I've been reading on the go and for hours at a time since I was really young.
@fallingfan (445)
• United States
1 Apr 10
I actually used to be able to read for hours when I was younger and didn't have anything better to do, but I find it hard to concentrate on any one thing for hours on end anymore.
@kriskhedkar (877)
• India
31 Mar 10
I don't have the any choice as fiction or non-fiction.I enjoy both equally. In fictions I like John Grishm, Michel Chricton. How much of the book I read at a time depends upon how much I enjoy that book. I usually try to finish the book which I start. But there were couple of books, I could not finish because I really got bored of it.
@fallingfan (445)
• United States
31 Mar 10
I agree, I usually try to finish each book that I start, but sometimes I just can't. Thanks for the response.
@writermom8 (913)
• Philippines
31 Mar 10
Generally, I read a book for 30 minutes to an hour before I go to sleep. Sometimes, if the story is really interesting, I am compelled to stay up all night until I finish it. There are times too that I stop reading books several chapters into them if I find them boring.
@fallingfan (445)
• United States
31 Mar 10
That's what I used to do, too... but lately I just don't feel like reading much. Thanks for the response.
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
31 Mar 10
If I read a book that I really like I find it hard to put it down, and sometimes I read for several hours. If I am reading a book that I dont like that much I only read for a short time. I like to borrow books at the library, and I usually read a bit about the book, before I choose to borrow it, but sometimes I get disappointed in the book and find it hard to read, and in those cases I don't finish the book. Last time I went to the library I borrowed a book that sounded interesting, but when I started reading it was full of violence and disgusting details, and I didn't finish it.
@fallingfan (445)
• United States
1 Apr 10
Yea, that is another thing, I don't like books that have things like that in them... and that can cause me to stop reading without finishing the book. Thanks for the response.
@McG1985 (75)
• United States
1 Apr 10
It depends on the book. There are times when I'll read all the way through a book of more then 200 pages because I just cant put it down. I'll read for hours just to finish it. The longest I've gone at one time was reading for over 12 hours straight. I eventually had to go to bed and pick it back up in the morning. Other times I'll read a chapter, then take a break, then come back and continue repeating the process.