depends on the book for me...but usually a cuple of days

I usually read about a dozen books at a time, and one book usually takes several weeks to pass through the ol' system if it's sufficently long. Most of the books I read are considered "hard" reads, since I generally read philosophy, physics, history, biology and literature/plays for recreation, but I don't find that any particular type of book takes the longest. I guess technical books appear to take longer, because they are generally more condensed (they use fewer characters).

*notes* ... the conversation in this thread on what counts as a "hard" read would benefit from consideration of different reading levels, background experience, cultural location, etc. I don't find philosophy texts any more difficult to read than Harry Potter books; in fact, I find the Potter stuff perhaps more difficult in at least one sense, because they tend to stimulate my imagination more than do (most) philosophy texts; contrariwise, philosophy texts tend to be "harder" by being a bit more tedious/laborious and etc. So don't worry about the fvcking snobs and cheers folks,
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Probably over a month because I get bored of the book after 1 page and never pick it up again.

read eldest in lil over a day with work
average 1-2 days a book

This post was edited by insaneclown-ha on Feb 5 2007 01:30am

I read as fast as I can turn the pages.

ohrly? so u can just flip the pages as fast as possible and read and absorb all of that knowledge?

idk man...... call me doubtfull?

Heh it's an exaggaration.
I read pretty fast though, plus if you had photographic memory you could read that fast.
I read Harry Potter #6 in under 4 hours.

harry potter books are weak, do you see how much spacing between the letters and how big the letters are compared to reg books?

i read a 300+ book in under 5 hours, yesterday

It takes me 1 week or so.

usually a week or two because i only really read at night .