If I’m really involved in the book, I don’t put it down. Somehow I manage to cook and read, eat and read, clean and read, and of course I go without sleep. Julia Spencer-Fleming is responsible for more than one of my cranky days at work. And I considered the risk of getting caught reading Welcome to Temptation at work, but then I thought about the bad economy, getting fired and not having any money to buy books :)

I slow down for non-fiction, because I’m thinking about it & probably trying to retain some of the information.

So in a weekend, depending on whats going on I can get thru 2-3 books if I am in the right mood.

But I put down 2 days cos I often have several books on the go – read bits at lunchtime at work ETC

But yes, I would have liked an option for ‘x hours’ as well cos thats my usual measurement

PS most books read in one day ? – 5

So, yeah, I’m a book a day person. It’s just that I rarely get to spend so many consecutive days reading. My mind is reeling with a slightly disturbing blend of civil litigation and historical romance.

The longest it typically takes me on books that are interesting but not “omg I have to stay up into the wee hours reading” good is 3 to 7 days.

It did take me a month to read a book recently because I got so ridiculously busy with work that I didn’t have time to read. My library books were renewed 3 times and I still returned them late.

Even a category romance if I read it in one sitting (because I’ve broken my leg hence can’t do anything else and for some reason the kidlets have mysteriously disappeared), would take me almost a whole day. But then if I like parts I go back and read them again to savour (and analyse).

Now that I’m pregnant and sleeping all the time, reading has gone down a bit.

If I’m not so interested in the book, I put it down and forget to pick it up again. Eventually I will go back to it, just because I hate not finishing a book or I just want to know how it ends. Currently, I have a dead tree book sitting on the shelf that I started well over a month ago and forgot about.

Non-fiction I also tend to read quickly, since my background’s in history. I suspect I’m a skimmer, though I feel like I read all the words.

I used to be able to read a book in a couple of days, but my health has taken a dive this year and it’s taken my reading with it.

I voted for 5+ days as that is probably close to my current average.

I can read an ebook much faster than a paper book since I can read it lying down and don’t have to deal with too-small print, so it is terribly frustrating every time an ebook edition doesn’t exist or they won’t sell in to my geographical location.

Paper books can take me a week or two, while ebooks I can still do in a few days if I’m feeling okay.

My biggest problem is that I still buy books at the rate I used to, which isn’t good for the size of the TBR pile.

Unfortunately, I don’t get to do this more than twice a month, if that. :(

I chose 4 days. That’s actual reading time, not time from starting it to finishing it. It takes me a while because I have so many other things to do and the books get put down for days at a time.

And there is always writing or editing to do.

Of course, now that my drier has died, I will be having more waiting time which equals more reading time.

With eagerly anticipated new releases I usually won’t start until I know I have enough time blocked out to read them all the way through.

Category length books I can usually read 2 or 3 in one day if I let the housework slide a bit – LOL.

But I also fall in the multiple days category with my “purse” book. I always keep a spare paperback in my purse to read while I am in line at the store or bank, waiting in the car while playing taxi-driver for the teenager, etc. It’s how I try many new-to-me authors. Of course, if I get sucked into the story my “purse” book can get bumped up to primary book status, in which case I would finish reading it that evening.