how long does it take you to finish a book

@megaplaza (1441)
Nigeria
March 7, 2008 11:25am CST
how long do you read a book, before you are able to finish it, as for me i can finish a novel within a day or two while my course textbooks may take me like 2 months or more to finish
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@koolkate (241)
• Bahrain
9 May 08
It depends, it took me a month to read CHICKEN SOUP.
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@cripfemme (7698)
• United States
25 Feb 09
If I'm really into the book, it takes me about a day to a day and a half depending on length. I read Harry Potter six in 27 hours. I also didn't sleep much to my assistant's annoyance. I didn't know about audio books then really or I would've gotten it on audio so I could've gone to bed with it. As it was, I couldn't go to bed with the book because I couldn't lift the book. I have a disability and lifting a 1,000 page book in hardcover is kind of impossible for me. If I wanted to read it, I had to put on my tray (which I don't usually wear unless I'm eating) so I could spread the book out. I think we were all glad when that adventure was over.
• United States
9 May 08
If I'm not busy then 2 days.But If I am then a week. Which here lately I'm averaging a book a week.
@meiteoh (416)
• Switzerland
9 May 08
I take about an hour or two to finish a paperback. Course materials take a little longer (a day or two), which is normal because they are long winded and often beat around the bush! My hubby accuses me of "cheating" because he can't seem to understand that I don't read the same way as he does. It's just that I...read fast?
@mymelodake (1338)
• Philippines
25 Sep 08
Well, that depends on the length and how interesting the book is. I once read a murder mystery in about a day and a half, and that's with me sleeping when I'm supposed to. It was so riveting and I just couldn't put the book down. Sometimes, when I realize that the book isn't really as interesting as I thought, I would take very long to finish it or I wouldn't even finish it.
@corngrass (727)
• Malaysia
25 Sep 08
It only takes me 2 to 4 hours to finish a novel. I read around 3 or 4 Chinese novel a month and it takes me less than 2 hours to finish one. But i can read it over and over until i can memorize every scene in it. I love reading and if i started a book, i will continue reading until the end before i take my hand off.
@tinkerick (1257)
• United States
7 Mar 08
My record is 5 short (less than 200 pages) books in about 6 hours. I had nothing to do that day so I sat and read. But that was back when I was in grade school and read all the time. Nowadays I don't get much free time, and what little I have is spent watching movies with the family or playing video games. But when I do read, it's usually something the girls check out of the school library, and depending on how much time each day I read, I can get a Harry Potter book read in a week. Eragon I finished in a couple days. Now it'd be different if I had the whole day dedicated to reading. Then I'd have the whole Harry Potter series done in a week. ~:D Back in grade school I used to have the Literature book read by the end of the day. That was back when the stories were interesting and short - except for the last couple, they were usually longer stories. I remember when we read Lord of the Flies in high school. I had it finished 3 classes later (yes I read during all my classes - had a very bad habit of that all through my school years).
@deedee30 (432)
• Spain
7 Mar 08
It all depends how busy I am if the book is really good or even if im even in the mood to read it, I finished a really good one in a day before but others I struggle with and they take ages.
@daeckardt (6237)
• United States
7 Mar 08
It really depends on what type of book. I can read a science fiction novel in a few days (depending on how long I spend on it) while I might not even be able to finish a book like The Grapes of Wrath (I had to drop out of senior English because of that book). Textbooks also take a long time, but if it is an interesting topic, I am able to get through it easier.