What is the minimum time ever you finished reading a book?

ericavalerie · Post by **ericavalerie** » 21 May 2014, 16:03

It hasn't taken me longer than a day to finish a book since I was in grade school. Once I start reading it is very hard for me to put a book down. I can typically start and finish a book in one or two hours.

Nicky101 · Post by **Nicky101** » 21 May 2014, 16:15

A couple of hours, once I start it's usually had to stop. Finished the Last Testament by Sam Bourne when dawn broke the morning after I started.

ReneeCupp · Post by **ReneeCupp** » 21 May 2014, 16:45

I read the first 5 Sookie Stackhouse books in about 4 days.

ejmontano · Post by **ejmontano** » 21 May 2014, 17:20

4 hours, thats the minimum time I've had finished a book so far.

LeighBee22 · Post by **LeighBee22** » 21 May 2014, 17:26

A few hours to a few months, depending on how engrossed I become and how much time I have to read. I finished "Dr. Sleep" in a day of reading, partly because I was so, so anxious to read the sequel to "The Shining." My excitement when I bought it rivaled Charlie finding the Golden Ticket in the Wonka Bar. On the other hand, I just couldn't get into "Harry Potter" (don't hate me!). Nothing against the book, it just wasn't for me. It took me a month or more to force myself through it (all the while reading other novels).

bookworm66 · Post by **bookworm66** » 21 May 2014, 19:51

I read a book about rock legends and curses. You know, that whole club of rockers who had a premeditated death in their 20s. Brian Jones, Hendrix, Joplin, that ilk who lived hard and sang and danced with death. I was fascinated and I also borrowed the book. There was a pressure to return it. I finished it in less than a week I think.

chstress · Post by **chstress** » 21 May 2014, 20:19

This is a subjective question. I can read some ebooks in a half hour or less. Typical romance novels an hour or two . Books like the Harry Potter less then two hours. It does help that my mom made me take speed reading course when I was in High School. And I thank her very much for forcing me to do so.

jennie_jw · Post by **jennie_jw** » 22 May 2014, 05:24

Yes I agree its a bit subjective.. When the novel is gripping and I have the time to dedicate, I spend about a couple of hours straight on to finish it.
I still remember the time I read"Kenilworth. A historical romance novel by Sir Walter Scott" in the middle of the night until the early hours of the morning. Finished the book, got ready and left to take my competitive exams... Those were the times I was such a reading freak when I used to count the number of books I finish a week to reward myself with new ones

However these days it has also been about the time that I can spend especially around work and family.. though every now and then I can still dedicate some sleep time

michelley1 · Post by **michelley1** » 22 May 2014, 06:00

I really envy people who can read and take everything in very quickly. Strangely enough I can manage to read non-fiction study type or professional books in much shorter periods than novels - never thought why that is, but I'll hazard a guess at it being something to do with
interest
motivation
necessity
knowledge of background info
AVAILABLE TIME
Where a novel is concerned, I like to live it so it tends to take me longer, and fitting it in with the rest of life is more difficult now.

bookworm66 · Post by **bookworm66** » 22 May 2014, 06:43

Oh, certainly, if books like the cat in the hat, and curious George are fair game, then I read as a kid my minimum. The question is subjective; it should specify children's or adult

Adry41 · Post by **Adry41** » 22 May 2014, 06:44

I don't remember exactly but I think maybe one week ago I read a book in two days

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But it shouldn't matter how long it takes to read a boo, it should matter that you enjoy it and have fun reading it.

Cate_Parke · Post by **Cate_Parke** » 22 May 2014, 09:01

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I once finished a book in a single afternoon. It was pure entertainment and very light reading.

countrysweetheart · Post by **countrysweetheart** » 22 May 2014, 11:18

I read all three Night World Series in a day. They are pretty lengthy books but they were so good I couldnt put them down.

Cate_Parke · Post by **Cate_Parke** » 22 May 2014, 11:28

WOW! Good for you! You must have loved them. I've never heard of them before, actually. I would love to know more. I can't read my favorite author in less than a couple of days. It isn't that her books are heavy going. It isn't that at all. They are so full of wonderful uses of language that she sometimes propels me to my dictionary in the middle of a paragraph. Far from removing me from the story, I re-read the paragraph with a better understanding of her meaning. I love to read intelligent authors. Believe it or not, historical romance authors are very well-informed in their topics. It's chiefly what I read. I love them. Since authors are told to write what they love and write what they know, I followed the suggestion.