How fast do you read?

Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:28 pm

I read really slow, depending on what it's about.

Thu Apr 14, 2005 6:52 pm

How often- every day. Used to be a book a day when I didn't have so much work on.

How fast- Harry Potter, 2-3 pages a minute.

Website · Thu Apr 14, 2005 6:58 pm

I read really fast. I'm taking ages to get through Jane Eyre, however, because I haven't applied myself to the book properly, and only snatch a few moments every now and then.

I read OotP in three hours, hehe...

Thu Apr 14, 2005 11:31 pm

im a speed reader (i was a very late reader, nearly nine before i could read by myself) but now i can read most books within a day.
i read the last harry potter book in a few hours (and suffering from terrible insomnia, but that proberbly sped me up if anything)

Sat Apr 16, 2005 12:24 am

A book every couple of days. I'm on my third book this week (since Monday or so).

Sat Apr 16, 2005 2:10 am

It's not that I can't read fast. I just like reading slowly =P

Sat Apr 16, 2005 3:12 am

It really depends on the book. I had to read 2 novels for english this semester, one was 140 pages, the other was a little over 400. I finished the 400 page book about a month before the 140 pager. I just couldnt get into it!

I find Margaret Atwood rather easy to read and have lately been going through her books. I've finished Alias Grace, Lady Oracle, The Handmaids Tale and am half way through The Robber Bride. I'd be finished it if it weren't for these stupid exams... *kicks text books*

I think I read the 5th HP book in a little over 14 hrs the first time, 6-8 the second. Give me a nice short book like those in the shopaholic series (2-400pgs) and I can be done in an afternoon. Same with the VC Andrews books.

Sat Apr 16, 2005 12:47 pm

I read half of Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing in about an hour.

So, book a day.

Sat Apr 16, 2005 1:23 pm

It just depends on how into a book I get. The King's Justice and The Quest for Saint Camber I read at the same time, in a few hours, but I've been reading Stranger in a Strange Land for a week now. Also depends on how much time I have...I haven't had a whole lot of time to read lately.

In other words, I can't give a straight answer. =P

Sat Apr 16, 2005 5:24 pm

When I'm on vacation and have nothing else to do, I can usually read about two 300-page books in a day.

Sun Apr 17, 2005 4:45 am

It all depends on whether or not I have time, my level of engagement in the book, and the difficulty of the reading. It's easy to finish Harry Potter, for instance, in one sitting, but it took me quite a while to finish Pride and Prejudice (though that was because I really didn't like the book). On average though, I typically read a few books a week.

Sun Apr 17, 2005 4:26 pm

I finished OotP in 3 days. But then again, I read it nonstop.

If I'm really into it, it'll only take me a few days max to read the book. If I'm only reading it because of school, it'll take me a week or two. My friends call me a fast reader but my mom says I'm slow O_o.

Sun Apr 17, 2005 9:51 pm

I usually spread portions of the book out to last me for a while, or I'll go through it in a day.

Mon Apr 18, 2005 12:00 am

It really depends on the book and how much I like it. It was usually a book every few days, but recently I've been having trouble really getting into anything, so I picked a book every few weeks.

Mon Apr 18, 2005 12:07 am

I'm a fairly fast reader. If I have the time to sit down and read, I can finish a 300 - 400 pages (or so) book is about 2 - 3 hours. Wait... is that slow? x.o

So, a book a day *if* I have the time. If not, it's like... one book per week or more -___-