Topic: Read a book in just one day?

Anonymous fa427d804e975f19b225ca3ad27f7c40 started this discussion 3 months (2008-08-26 18:31:28 UTC) ago:

Some people claim that this is possible and that they do it. I think it's bullshit. They simply cannot properly read a book in such short time. It takes me weeks or months to finish one…

Anonymous 7b58222be8a4fe34b50e72d40509843c replied with this 3 months (2008-08-26 18:33:05 UTC) ago, 2 minutes later (#54,654):

I've read several books in one day. What's so great about it?

Anonymous 409cc46dcc528ad24f99ff4250432fb4 replied with this 3 months (2008-08-26 18:37:04 UTC) ago, 4 minutes later (#54,655):

So you're the retarded one, not I.

Anonymous 609e991ed56d887f54c3b1c03e0f502f replied with this 3 months (2008-08-26 18:47:06 UTC) ago, 10 minutes later (#54,660):

People are different. Grow up.

Anonymous 89a4ae539fc8dfea1c84f5f02e246c48 replied with this 3 months (2008-08-26 18:56:10 UTC) ago, 9 minutes later (#54,663):

> It takes me weeks or months to finish one…
That just means you aren't good at reading, so stop posting crap.

Anonymous fa427d804e975f19b225ca3ad27f7c40 (OP) replied with this 3 months (2008-08-26 18:58:26 UTC) ago, 2 minutes later (#54,664):

@54,654

Simply not possible. Stop lying.

Anonymous 43cde4fedd85f320564fa6ac5f9af91d replied with this 3 months (2008-08-26 19:00:44 UTC) ago, 2 minutes later (#54,666):

@54,664

Simply possible. It just takes about 8 or 9 hours to finish a 400 page book (normal difficulty, like Catcher in the Rye, or Clive Barker).
Some people read faster than others, so you might be a slower reader

Anonymous fa427d804e975f19b225ca3ad27f7c40 (OP) replied with this 3 months (2008-08-26 19:03:15 UTC) ago, 3 minutes later (#54,668):

@54,666

8 hours and 400 pages = 72 seconds per page, with absolutely no breaks…

Anonymous 43cde4fedd85f320564fa6ac5f9af91d replied with this 3 months (2008-08-26 19:04:19 UTC) ago, 1 minute later (#54,671):

@54,668

I normally need 50 seconds per page, aka having about 20 lines, meaning 2.5 seconds a line. That's joyful reading though, I can go faster if needed.

Anonymous 43cde4fedd85f320564fa6ac5f9af91d replied with this 3 months (2008-08-26 19:07:03 UTC) ago, 3 minutes later (#54,673):

Just saw that I did one third of Stephen King's the Gunslinger in about 3 hours. So it really isn't that hard to finish a book in a day. Just need some time for that.

Anonymous fa427d804e975f19b225ca3ad27f7c40 (OP) replied with this 3 months (2008-08-26 19:07:45 UTC) ago, 42 seconds later (#54,674):

@54,671

You are not actually reading the book…

Anonymous 43cde4fedd85f320564fa6ac5f9af91d replied with this 3 months (2008-08-26 19:10:09 UTC) ago, 2 minutes later (#54,675):

@54,674

It is more of a fly through, if it gets interesting I read a part twice. But its enough to understand the book. If it's a schoolbook, its normally enough to score a 90% on a test about it.

Anonymous e66492cafc197a849ecef50e3b5b60ff replied with this 3 months (2008-08-26 19:15:58 UTC) ago, 6 minutes later (#54,678):

I can easily read a 400-500 page book in a day, and I do it from time to time when I get unemployed and such.
So to answer the OPs question, it's most definitely possible.

Anonymous 012978f5cf7f2400d04674557dfdc8b4 replied with this 3 months (2008-08-26 19:21:17 UTC) ago, 5 minutes later (#54,682):

It's definitely possible, I've done it on many occasions with ~500 page books. Sure, it might take up most of the day, but it's still possible. I can comprehend it too, so it's not like were just fucking breezing through every sentence and paragraph.

Anonymous 89a4ae539fc8dfea1c84f5f02e246c48 replied with this 3 months (2008-08-26 19:32:03 UTC) ago, 11 minutes later (#54,685):

@54,674

Your responses are reminding me of this thread: http://www.anontalk.com/topic/11085

Please realize that it is possible to read a book in a day.

Anonymous 50a4962bf05277b7a2d4ce898e1a84ac replied with this 3 months (2008-08-26 19:55:23 UTC) ago, 23 minutes later (#54,692):

I read the whole "Kite Runner" book in one day, because it was a school book, and I knew if I put it down I wouldn't finish it because it sucked horrible, so I read it in one day.
The next day, I read Slash's autobiography in that day. It takes up your whole day if you read a big book in one day.

Anonymous 1ce1b61fdf1c0764679c6d78d34a7486 replied with this 3 months (2008-08-26 19:55:48 UTC) ago, 25 seconds later (#54,694):

I used to read Dragonlance and Forgotten Realms books at a rate of about 1.5 to 2 a day over the summer back in high school, and they have 300-350 pages on average. No offense, OP, but you remind me of the type of person who's so stupid that he thinks everyone else must be stupid as well.

Anonymous f0b2e8b76910f14fdcc8e8483200bf57 replied with this 3 months (2008-08-26 20:16:51 UTC) ago, 21 minutes later (#54,698):

@54,671

20 lines… 20?
There's the answer right there, those are children's books. Try some Asimov, Rand, Tolstoy, or Steinbeck, kid.

Anonymous 43cde4fedd85f320564fa6ac5f9af91d replied with this 3 months (2008-08-26 20:21:51 UTC) ago, 5 minutes later (#54,699):

@54,698

I was wrong alright? I just took a number out of my head and wrote it down. Just noticed that most books I read have twice or three times as many lines as that.

Anonymous 7b58222be8a4fe34b50e72d40509843c replied with this 3 months (2008-08-26 20:28:34 UTC) ago, 7 minutes later (#54,700):

@54,674

I can do a page in 50 seconds, and yes I am 'reading' the book, it doesn't strains me at all and I can remeber everything. It's just a question of practice. I read at least 4 books per month and spend a lot of time reading on the internet - you get faster with time.

Anonymous 012978f5cf7f2400d04674557dfdc8b4 replied with this 3 months (2008-08-26 21:23:45 UTC) ago, 55 minutes later (#54,708):

@54,698

You still cannot win. We do read that fast, and you can never ever stop us.

Anonymous cfbd74639728116039818547906ddbd9 replied with this 3 months (2008-08-26 21:53:49 UTC) ago, 30 minutes later (#54,715):

Well, I can read extremly fast. SOme days ago I read 2 books, 350 pages each in about 10 hours. Those were youth books, but still pretty dense.

If I scan instead of reading, I can scan one A4 page in 1 minute. I do this in class and I hate that most people need about 3 times the time.

Anonymous 990cc633af37cac73d54a4df71dfab31 replied with this 3 months (2008-08-27 00:49:35 UTC) ago, 3 hours later (#54,753):

Its totally possible. I just got done Twilight, took me 2 hours.

Anonymous ba2317d25489d107d6f5eaf8e0969f0f replied with this 3 months (2008-08-27 02:11:29 UTC) ago, 1 hour later (#54,774):

Everytime a new Terry Goodkind book came out, I would read the whole thing on the same day. More than possible, most people heavy into reading can read quickly. Fountainhead took me two days though, Rand's writing style is a bit more abstract and wordy. We the Living was about 4 hours if I remember.

Anonymous b28ffd0723f627a1ebf34fcf5e86a915 replied with this 3 months (2008-08-27 02:34:33 UTC) ago, 23 minutes later (#54,784):

@54,668

I usually read a page a minute or so. You suck at reading.

Anonymous b28ffd0723f627a1ebf34fcf5e86a915 replied with this 3 months (2008-08-27 02:35:28 UTC) ago, 55 seconds later (#54,785):

Also, in the past 3 days I've read Prelude to Foundation, Foundation, and Foundation and Empire. It's plenty possible to read a book a day, especially with a job like mine.

Anonymous ac53c154c14dee9f1c8479a8471f9a25 replied with this 3 months (2008-08-27 03:15:22 UTC) ago, 40 minutes later (#54,795):

And the OP said 'Th- th- the dog. The dog in the tr- tr- tr-,' and in anger, threw the book at the wall.

Anonymous fa427d804e975f19b225ca3ad27f7c40 (OP) replied with this 3 months (2008-08-27 03:26:31 UTC) ago, 11 minutes later (#54,798):

@54,795

Um… no. I actually read the words and try to melt the sentence before rushing on as if it were some sort of action movie.

Anonymous ac53c154c14dee9f1c8479a8471f9a25 replied with this 3 months (2008-08-27 03:33:14 UTC) ago, 7 minutes later (#54,800):

I was just kidding :p
But why don't you try and read a book in under a day and then tell us the results? It'd be kawaii♥

Anonymous d51ce64d0ba96437ce0d440781af7ee9 replied with this 3 months (2008-08-27 04:00:31 UTC) ago, 27 minutes later (#54,803):

As I said in the other thread about this, it's pretty obvious you've never been to grad school. You're very often required to read 500-600 pages in one day and have an educated enough opinion to lead a discussion the next morning. Reading is not difficult, especially if the material happens to interest you or if the author's writing style melds well with your method of reading.

For example, I read the unedited version of the Stand (which clocks in at a concise 1141 pages) in a couple days a few weeks ago because Stephen King's writing style works for me. By comparison, I've never read a full Chuck Pahlaniuk book in a day because his writing style hurts my head and is usually too filled with ambiguity making it hard to fully grasp what he's talking about. Try reading Fight Club without having seen the movie or reading Invisible Monsters. Ugh. I like Chuck, but that guy deliberately tries to mess with your head.

Anonymous 89321ee2fbfdd85680efdda2eebecfa0 replied with this 3 months (2008-08-27 10:11:40 UTC) ago, 6 hours later (#54,902):

Lord of the Rings, 2 days, lots of breaks, not in my native tongue. Read Wheel of Time series in 2 weeks, thats nearly a book a day, but i was visiting family and stuff too then. I've never tried to read fast or check how much i can read in a day, but i did read a 500 page book in my language when i was 11. And yes, i do remember what i read.

Anonymous 6697958dc875c57aa86a8ebc10f12d13 replied with this 3 months (2008-08-28 18:46:28 UTC) ago, 1 day later (#55,236):

The Silmarillion, four days, reading only on half hour lunch breaks and maybe two hours a night before bed. Re-read at a later date in two days. I don't 'try' to read fast, though. I could.

Anonymous fa427d804e975f19b225ca3ad27f7c40 (OP) replied with this 3 months (2008-08-28 19:01:13 UTC) ago, 15 minutes later (#55,238):

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Topic: Read a book in just one day?