Have you ever read an entire book in a single day?

August 27, 2017 3:42pm CST
There are readers and there are the parasites of books. If you are part of the parasite team: Have you ever been able to do read an entire book in a single day? If your answer is "YES"... Which book has held your attention so much to that point and why?
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@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
27 Aug 17
Yes, I have. The book was made into a film and I couldn't decide if I wanted to watch it or not. I couldn't remember the story well. So I read it again. In the end, I decided to stick to the book and not watch the film. The title wouldn't mean anything to you. It's a German novella.
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@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
27 Aug 17
Not really. I did it last week for an Upwork assignment--to read a 32-page picture book. That's my only exception. I can read a book in a few days up until a week.
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@dodo19 (47050)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
27 Aug 17
I haven't read any book in one day, but I believe my husband has. He read the last Harry Potter in a day, if my memory serves me right.
@dodo19 (47050)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
20 Oct 17
@Marty1 the last one is fairly big. The first few aren’t as big.
@dodo19 (47050)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
20 Oct 17
@Marty1 We mostly read in paper back form. The first two seem shorter to me.
@dodo19 (47050)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
20 Oct 17
@Marty1 We usually both just buy books that we may both read. Although at some point, I may try to go to the library more.
@sabtraversa (12924)
• Italy
27 Aug 17
Of course! It must have been a book for children: all uppercase, 10% text, 90% pictures and 10 pages thick. But hey, it's still a book!
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@sabtraversa (12924)
• Italy
27 Aug 17
@TheInvisibleMan Actually I finished a whole book "for adults" in a day, however I read a few chapters the days before. The beginning was pretty boring, but then it became more exciting and made me curious, so it kept me busy for about 10/11 hours. I think that book is available in Italian and Spanish only, title 'Infernum 616'. Wait, the Spanish book's title would be '616. Todo Es Infierno'.
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@Lucky15 (37346)
• Philippines
27 Aug 17
yes, a paulo coehlo book--the alchemist :)
@Lucky15 (37346)
• Philippines
4 Sep 17
@QuantumJoy you have to take like almost every word :))
14 Jul 18
Yes I did. The tittle of the book was chicken soup for the soul and another book. When angels appear.
@dogsnme (1264)
• United States
8 Oct 17
No and I don't expect I ever will. I love to read(a love that I discovered later in life) but I have too many other hobbies and things that I want and have to do. Even if I had all the time in the world and reading was the only thing I liked to do I still wouldn't read an entire book in a day. It's far too easy, even if the book is really good, for my mind to wander and the longer I sit and read the more it feels like a chore and the less enjoyment I get from it.
@xstitcher (30283)
• Petaluma, California
14 Jul 18
I may have when I was younger, but I don't remember what it would be. My thing was, if I enjoyed a book enough (which was often) as soon as I finished the book I would turn it over and start again. Did this particularly with Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls.
@dramagirl26 (3259)
• Ringgold, Virginia
31 Aug 17
If it's short story around maybe 20 pages, then I can finish it in a day. Otherwise, it usually take me a few months to finish reading a book.
• Delhi, India
31 Oct 17
yes, I read this tHirteen reasons why and A dan brown book as well.
@allevien (43)
• India
31 Oct 17
I completed all books in The Selection trilogy in a day each.