Do you finish reading a book at a single go?

India
October 28, 2008 2:08pm CST
Do you read a book at one stretch or in different schedules? As for me if it is a fiction I won't usually put it down without reading completely.What about you
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12 responses
@wrprofit (71)
• Indonesia
31 Oct 08
It's depend on the kind of the book. Serious book type will need more time to completing it. Be blessed...
• India
31 Oct 08
You are right,when I read books on dry subjects it takes too much time
@Tonycn (76)
• Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
30 Oct 08
I've never finished a book in a go even I like to. I have only one or two hours a day for reading so I have to do with a schedule. On weekend I can go with 100 pages per day, but sometimes I can only read 10 more pages a day. There's never enough time for reading and some books are so thick (over 1000 pages as the book IT by Stephen King) that I had to finish it in months.
• India
30 Oct 08
I too can't read books of more than 1000 pages in a sitting LOL
@Tonycn (76)
• Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
31 Oct 08
I love that book too, and I like all Stephen King's books. But dont't you think Sydney Sheldon's are easier?
• India
30 Oct 08
not in one stretch it is difficult ya. there is lot of time to read let us read more and more
• India
30 Oct 08
yes yes, you are right
@gemini_rose (16264)
29 Oct 08
I used to, before I ended up with four kids! I would read a book straight through all the time if it was a good one. Now I am lucky if I get to finish one in a couple of weeks, I think I get to read on average now about two books a month!
• India
29 Oct 08
not bad, it is in proportionate with your current household duties
• Philippines
1 Nov 08
As much as I want to especially if the book is so good, but I have a hard time doing it becuase I have lots of things to do so the only time I have to read is before I go to bed and that would be a maximum of 1-1/2 hours :)
• India
1 Nov 08
lucky you,you get atleast 1 and a half hours for reading before going to bed.
• United States
29 Oct 08
I am lucky nowadays to even FiNiSh a book. I usually have 5-10 books going at a time. A book has to be reallllly good for me to finish it. Otherwise, I will skim through it or just completely put it away. The last books that held my attention were the Twilight books, the Harry Potter books, and the book Eat, Pray, Love. I envy you and your ability to read a book straight through. Do you also enjoy reading legal books?
• India
29 Oct 08
I do enjoy legal books,especially commentaries on international law.But I don't read them straight through as in the case of detective novels or science fiction thrillers.But what surprised me was your ability to have 5-10 books going at a time,brilliant.
@katkat (2378)
• Philippines
29 Oct 08
Yup many times. If it is fiction and really good book, I tried to finished it in just one sitting. It’s good to read a really good.
• India
29 Oct 08
If it's a detective one I just can't help reading it completely before I put it down.
@ersmommy1 (12588)
• United States
28 Oct 08
That would be wonderful. I haven't been able to do that since I was a kid. No time to really. I have a busy schedule. Being a mom takes up alot of that. So sometimes it takes me months to finish a single read.
• India
28 Oct 08
But you have more experience from the real life than from the books.That's important.Thanks for the response
@walijo2008 (4644)
• United States
28 Oct 08
I usually read a book at different times, I don't read it everyday, just whenever I have time to, sometimes I can spend hours reading if its a book that I'm really enjoying and I can't put it down. I don't think I've ever finished one in one day, it usually takes me awhile.
• India
29 Oct 08
Detective novels are an obsession to me.I can't help reading them in one sitting
@auntiedis (165)
• United States
28 Oct 08
If it really reaches out and grabs me, I have been known to read a book in a sitting. I just tell the rest of the world (kids and hubby and dog too) to go away for a while. I can read a book in a few hours, so normally it's not much of a stress. Otherwise, it takes me a few days to read a book, because I like to read for an hour or so right before bed.
• India
29 Oct 08
I too can read a book in a few hours if I am in a rush,unless I'll give it to my leisure
@tuyakiki (3016)
• India
28 Oct 08
Is it possible for any body??Then that will be really interesting.I like it.I had never read even a thin book in a go. I cannot concentrate myself in that manner since my childhood. I had to take several breaks to read a book even if it is a exciting detective story.But I have noticed that my brother could do that.
• India
28 Oct 08
If it's interesting fictions like suspense thrillers I could make it in a single sitting,thanks tuyakki
@23uday (2997)
• India
29 Oct 08
Hi friends I cant finish a book in a single go.But some books are really very interesting which I finish in a single reading especially comic stories ,detective novels and some horror novels too. But for some books i really take time to assimilate the knowledge in them into my mind.They are the houses of knowledge.THERE IS SAYING WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOME BOOKS ARE TO BE TASTED,OTHERS TO BE SWALLOWED ,AND SOME FEW TO BE CHEWED AND DIGESTED. BYE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• India
29 Oct 08
Oh thank you so much for that nice adage.I think I too should follow suit to imbibe the essence from the books rather than just increasing the number of books read.Thank you.