Reading

[dave_c]

On average, how long does it take for you to read a book from start to finish and how much time do you put in your day dedicated to reading?

[woofgang]

about four to five days for a really thick one and as much as I possibly can!!

[mfewell]

War and Peace I gave up after 3-4 chapters, bored silly. The Odessa File I read in one sitting - about 8 hours, most of a night. Otherwise if it is just of moderate length and interest but determined to finish it, about a week. I read at least 2 hours per day, and always have 2-3 books on the go at any one time.

[andy hughes]

About a week. I always read before I go to sleep, and if i get the chance of peace and quiet on a Saturday or Sunday, I like to get an hour's reading then.

[MsBadely]

It really depends on the book.

It took me three months to read 'The Da Vinci Code' because every sentence was like torture, but within a week of finishing it I'd also finished the 800 page 'To the Ends of the Earth' trilogy.

I don't plan time for reading - the book decides for me!

[mycatis]

I read every spare minute I've got, when I'm not on AB lol
I have to read myself to sleep, have done this every night of my life since I was about 4.
An average length book usualy takes a couple of days, but like mfewell I'm usually reading 2 or 3 at the same time. Aren't books great?

[Aschenbach]

I like to read in the same way as mycatis does but only manage a couple of hours a day if that when I'm working 9-5.

I did read Great Expectations in 3 days, Nostromo 3 days,, Da Vinci Code 2 days, Ulysses 2 weeks, LOTR 2 weeks. I think I've read 60-odd books this year.

Wild Swans is taking me weeks to get through but I'm enjoying it.

[CT]

Depends on what i'm reading. Took me 7-8 months to read Moby Dick, but i've read my favourite sci-fi books in less than 2 days.

[maggie01]

Depends on the book. If its a good book and not too thick, then I can't put it down and it will take me about three days. If I can't get into a book after the first few pages, then I usually have to give up

[mimififi]

for a modern text of regular length, about 2-3 days (but then I'm quite a slow reader), and for a more meaty/classic text, I'd say about a week.

I read whenever I can. mostly will read in the bath or when feeding the baby and have even bought a glass table for the kitchen. I tell my kids it's rude to read at the table, and obviously, they have to put their book away when it's dinner time, but sometimes when I just need to go on, I put the book on the floor, take my socks off so that I can turn the pages and hold the book open with my foot! The kids didn't know I was 'reading at the table' until recently when I had to stop when i put the dinner on the table and saw all these books under it hehehehehe!

Sometimes the book really decides for me and I have had to go out for a drive through and get my eldest to read me the book while I drive...the food is because I've been too busy reading to do any cooking.

Is it bad for the kids??? Don't hink so; they are all avid readers now too!

[NiceCupOfTea]

I'm an avid reader. I'll read a good thick book in a couple of days, depending on its content - if I like, it a day; if I'm being 'forced' to read it, a couple of days until the interest bites and I finish it off; if the interest isn't there..............