mart360

How long does it take you to finish a paperback?

Ive gone through the last to one Jack Reacher & Mark Giminez books over the last 2 week ends. each one done in under 24hrs (start Saturday envening - finish Sunday evening)

Anyone else get through paperbacks this quickly?


Mart

Bubba po

It's not a race, Mart.

speye91

Sat in Phillidelphia Airport started reading Eclipse.Six hour delay and i was already half way through the book.

tanyatriangles

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Two books in a day? That was my score one rainy day in France last week: Ed McBain 87th Precinct novels.
Also read the new Reacher in under 24 hours. Back to his old self, but still not his best.

hodgy0_2

my quickest is the complete Lord Of The Rings trilogy in 2 days

Houseboat -- Lake Dal (Kashmir) 1984

spent a reasonable time on the toilet

Matteeboy

Have read a whole book in a day but it's usually last thing at night (and I soon nod off) so about two weeks.

Enjoy Jack Reacher novels but they do make me snigger - 16/17 stone man that's the hardest bloke in the world and can do 6 minute miles (EXTREMELY fast even for a proper runner) yet was only MP in the past... Fun to read - with a big pinch of salt...

Matteeboy

Nope - I remember clearly reading about his six minute miles. Can't remember which book it was in - the one where his "girlfriend" gets murdered horribly (I think) in London.

His "profile" in the novels does suggest that the author is a raging closet homo....

EddScott

Sometimes a few days, sometimes a few weeks. Depends on the book, what else I'm doing at the time etc.

For the last couple of years, I've read nothing but Warhammer 40K books. Don't have the time to play 40K anymore or paint so only toe I can keep in the 40K world is by reading.

Timwinner

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Depends how big the pictures are.

I normally try to make them last a couple of weeks so I can think about the story etc as it unfolds.

Matteeboy

Well it definitely stood out in my mind - although not sure which book. He goes for a run around a park (or something), does 5 miles and manages 6 min/miles. I remember because I run a lot and that's silly fast. I could dig it out but not sure when in the house it is!

Oh well - still entertaining. I read an Oz book (in Oz) along similar lines but MUCH more stupid - the guy is the hardest, most attractive to women, most well off, etc, etc bloke in the World and it goes from silly to really really stupid.

I like the training section of "Without Remorse" by Tom Clancy - properly thought out stuff and very entertaining. For a saddo like me that trains a lot...

The girlfriend bit - I might be confusing authors. Highly likely TBH!

bigsinky

Horus Heresy, superb reading. Also enjoyed the Ragnar Blackmane stuff.

bigsinky

Anybody a Wheel of Time fan? I lost the will to live about book 6.

austinwrx

I annoying read 3 or 4 books at the same time....... if you see what I mean. leave them around the house - bathroom, bedroom etc. just finished angela's ashes this weekend- seem to have whipped through that very quickly- considering at work, sport/hoe stuff etc.

I'd want paying to read lord of thr rings. jeez the films were freeking bad enough.

I will say I did try with the first one and threw it down. absolute complete dross.

hodgy0_2

I will admit LOR is an aquired taste (although I last read it 20 off years ago)

Angela's Ashes is pretty hard going -- hardly a barrel of laughs

StickyMicky

Been reading "The Shining" for the past 3 weeks but as above, its usually around 5 mins before i fall asleep in bed, so i don't tend to hammer then in the speed stakes.