How fast can you read a book?

[LadyOfMystery]

So.. how fast can you read one? Does it depend on length?

If its longer/shorter than the times specified for short/med/long lengths please share how long/short you can read them in.

Also note theres options for long and short/med lengths of books.

 

[Puptart]

Pretty fast, but the thing is I have a latent ability to scan pages of books and pick out the pertinent information. I can get the "gist" of a story without reading every word.. I generally am not captivated by fiction books so whenever I'm reading one, this is typically what I do. The only time I will read every word of a book is when it is non-fiction. Otherwise, I prefer movies

I'd say I can finish a medium length novel in a half-day and be very solid on the story and characters, despite not having read every word. I haven't read many long novels so I really don't know in that regard.

Non-fiction? It'll take me several days to get through a book because I'll be interested in retaining the information.

 

[Mrs. Luther073082]

I can read them really quickly. If it is a good book, I can't put it down. Unfortunately, I don't get to read these days due to being so busy. I have days off (like today), but if I were to start reading something that's all I would get done

 

[SparkyMaddie]

I took the Evelyn Wood reading program senior year It helped. I mastered quick reading although some readers with adha cannot comprehend. Worked for me.

 

[twnsrkr]

Depends on the length of the book, but I can read a 300-400 page book in a day. Just depends on how aggressively I read it.

 

[Tink]

I read all four Twilight books in four days, so I consider that a long novel in one day. There you have it.

 

[kittysbecute]

I can read them fast. So I voted 1 hour to 2 day for both. But I don't normally choose to read them that quickly.

 

[drjean]

I read 650 words per minute IF I have the book in hand. I need to slow to about 500 wpm for good comprehension. "Electronic" reading is even slower with comprehension worse.

 

[MissLogicalThinker]

An hour to a day for both.

 

[Radagast]

I take my hat off to anyone who can read a long book like The Lord of the Rings in a day.

 

[LadyOfMystery]

I take my hat off to anyone who can read a long book like The Lord of the Rings in a day.

Me too! Im still on the 1st book...

Wow you guys can read really fast. I usually read a short/med book to around a week and a long book around 2-3 weeks.

 

[crishmael]

An hour to a day for both, though I usually don't do that because I've come to value close reading. Though it is helpful for class readings.

 

[LadyOfMystery]

An hour to a day for both, though I usually don't do that because I've come to value close reading. Though it is helpful for class readings.

Thats fast! I dont know how y'all do it. lol

 

[RN4CHRIST]

I read the Hunger Games Trilogy in one weekend. The Lord of the Ring Trilogy took me a week, but that is because I followed the footnotes and the appendices for each section.

 

[Wren]

It depends on the type of book. I read Sookie Stackhouse books in one day (and about the same length of time for each Twilight book), but The Help took me about a week because it's not fluff. I can't read a book non-stop anymore. I like to take breaks and go for a walk, clean, or go online. Plus, I'll constantly stop what I'm reading and think about it...which is partly why the more serious books take longer for me. I don't like to read quickly, unless I'm reading something that I don't enjoy and have to read it for some reason. I read books to take them in and enjoy them, not to read for the sake of reading.

 

[Nienna_Lady_of_Tears]

I have read all the way from The Hobbit to the end of The Lord of the Rings in 9 hours.

I also read Harry Potter books 4 and 5 in 12 hours.

 

[crishmael]

Thats fast! I dont know how y'all do it. lol

It's a spiritual gift like sarcasm and pranking.

 

[LadyOfMystery]

It's a spiritual gift like sarcasm and pranking.

Haha Okay, makes sense!

 

[Amber.ly]

I think that Hunger Games took me 2 hours. A HP book is probably 3 hours.

 

[PizzaParty]

I like to read entire books in a day as I do not like the story in my head to be interrupted. If I dislike the writing style then the book will take me longer as I will only read a few pages a day when pretending to ignore people.