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Feb 1 2007 05:27am
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Depends on a book.

Usually 1-2 weeks

First time when I read lotr It took me almost year to finish it. biggrin.gif
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Depends on what ur Average book is. Mine is about 350 - 450 pages. But lately ive been reading 600+ and only at school and that is about 2 - 4 days
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Depends on what you`re reading....if you read stupid entertainment books like LoTR or Harry potter that do not require any thinking above 3rd grade level , then sure... but if you`re reading philosophy like David Hume or Kant...it requires a lot of thinking and analyzing. So, you can read 1000 useless books like Harry potter and still remain stupid in a sense that they do not contain any ideas a 5yo wouldn`t understand, but you can read only one and learn a great deal from it.
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Feb 1 2007 11:00am
normally takes me 3-7 days. if i really like the book then it will get done quicker. i am a slow reader because i like looking over everything that i read. so it normally takes me a little longer than the norm i guess.
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Feb 1 2007 02:46pm
Around 3-7 days

That's only if i'm not busy with stuff, and have nothing else to do but sit back with a good book. I don't try to read as fast as i can, i find that i start to skip over words when i do that.
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Quote (Bes @ Thu, Feb 1 2007, 12:36pm)
Depends on what you`re reading....if you read stupid entertainment books like LoTR or Harry potter that do not require any thinking above 3rd grade level , then sure... but if you`re reading philosophy like David Hume or Kant...it requires a lot of thinking and analyzing. So, you can read 1000 useless books like Harry potter and still remain stupid in a sense that they do not contain any ideas a 5yo wouldn`t understand, but you can read only one and learn a great deal from it.


I disagree with that...what makes you so erudite and lofty? I belive ANY reading is great exercise for the brain..not everyone needs Anne Rande or Steven Hawking to feel like they read somthing of substnace. Your a snob and I bet you dont even read those books unless they are required for some course.
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Quote (Jeight @ Thu, Feb 1 2007, 10:35pm)
Quote (Bes @ Thu, Feb 1 2007, 12:36pm)
Depends on what you`re reading....if you read stupid entertainment books like LoTR or Harry potter that do not require any thinking above 3rd grade level , then sure... but if you`re reading philosophy like David Hume or Kant...it requires a lot of thinking and analyzing. So, you can read 1000 useless books like Harry potter and still remain stupid in a sense that they do not contain any ideas a 5yo wouldn`t understand, but you can read only one and learn a great deal from it.


I disagree with that...what makes you so erudite and lofty? I belive ANY reading is great exercise for the brain..not everyone needs Anne Rande or Steven Hawking to feel like they read somthing of substnace. Your a snob and I bet you dont even read those books unless they are required for some course.


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any reading at all, is way better than no reading, even i sometimes come across words i do not know when im reading fantasy books, in fact i outright reject every single book that is is a classic, simply because; they bore me, and i dont need to read certain books to think of myself as smart, any person, who reads, is more likely smarter than people who dont read, it doesnt matter what you read, as long as you read.
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Feb 1 2007 11:12pm
Quote (Tasslehoff @ Thu, Feb 1 2007, 11:12pm)
Quote (Jeight @ Thu, Feb 1 2007, 10:35pm)
Quote (Bes @ Thu, Feb 1 2007, 12:36pm)
Depends on what you`re reading....if you read stupid entertainment books like LoTR or Harry potter that do not require any thinking above 3rd grade level , then sure... but if you`re reading philosophy like David Hume or Kant...it requires a lot of thinking and analyzing. So, you can read 1000 useless books like Harry potter and still remain stupid in a sense that they do not contain any ideas a 5yo wouldn`t understand, but you can read only one and learn a great deal from it.


I disagree with that...what makes you so erudite and lofty? I belive ANY reading is great exercise for the brain..not everyone needs Anne Rande or Steven Hawking to feel like they read somthing of substnace. Your a snob and I bet you dont even read those books unless they are required for some course.


owned and vouch.

any reading at all, is way better than no reading, even i sometimes come across words i do not know when im reading fantasy books, in fact i outright reject every single book that is is a classic, simply because; they bore me, and i dont need to read certain books to think of myself as smart, any person, who reads, is more likely smarter than people who dont read, it doesnt matter what you read, as long as you read.


Any reading is good, however if you read for instance, some kind of philosophy, it requires more thinking of you while your reading the book to understand some ideas, hence it takes more time to read and get all the ideas, as it would to understand, lets say a fantasy book. Dont get me wrong, I love fantasy, horror, suspense,etc.. but philosophy(not only) usually takes more time of you, since its kinda of a heavy reading.

This post was edited by Madstrike on Feb 1 2007 11:12pm
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Feb 2 2007 06:09am
id say less then 1 day
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