busy91 Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Not since I was 12, and I read 2 books that year in one sitting. I don't have time now as an adult. The books were "Are You There God It's Me Margaret" by Judy Blume and "Karen: A true story told by her mother" by Marie Killilea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polly Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Well when I go away I usually just sit there and read on the plane, I finished New Moon on the way to Egypt. But the only ones I have just sat there and read were either very short or the Harry Potter books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 I read a book in one sitting two nights ago! But it was only 231 pages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 I remember now that I read Holes in one sitting. There's another one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimmy619 Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 The only books that I had read in one sitting are the Harry Potters which I always purchased on the day of release and The Twilight books. I only purchased Twilight because it was offer and I finished it one sitting. I had to go and buy New Moon the next day becuase I couldn't wait to find out what happens next! I finished all four books in 5 days. I would have finished them quicker, but work got in the way :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth Mitchell Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 I don't think I've ever read a whole book in one sitting as I like to pour over every single word so I read relatively slowly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosalind Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 I read most 300 page books in one sitting. Since I still live at my parent's place and don't have a lot to do on a Saturday I crawl into the sofa and start reading. Mostly I can't read in one sitting though. I lug around a book all week to read on the train to and fro work. By the end of the week it mostly is finished,exceptions on that rule are finished friday night in bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 I don't think I've ever read a whole book in one sitting as I like to pour over every single word so I read relatively slowly. I'm like that, although for me it's not a matter of choice - a degree and a half in literature and the far too many close reading exercises therein contained have made me unable to ignore words I don't know/words or sentences which mean two things if I can't decide upon which one applies/continuity errors. All books contain at least one instance of at least one of the above, which means that in all books I will reach an impasse that it will take me a ludicrous amount of time and willpower to overcome. This annoys me for (as a child) I used to read, if not a book a day, at the very least three or four a week; there was this one famous time when during an oral test session in primary school I borrowed a book from my desk-mate (Emilio Salgari's "The Black Corsair", at least two/three hundred pages of mass market paperback) and returned it at the end of the lesson. He wouldn't trust that I had read it all so he actually quizzed me; obviously I passed. Why can't I revert to that stage?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanna Addison Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Harry Potter 3 to 7 I read in one sitting. A Mills and Boon book ... and Mary Shelleys: Frankenstein. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadya Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Booklets and a few times average size books which were difficult to stop reading because I was too curious to know what happens next to stop reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 I read John Connolly's The Book Of Lost Things in one afternoon. I think I stopped once to go get some water - does it still count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charm Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 I would say that definately counts roxi We can't have you dehydrating, even for a book! I started a book this morning and finished it this evening, had a busy day too so I'm surprised I managed to read it all in one day! Don't think that counts though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie2008 Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 I read The Twits in one sitting last night. It is only about 100 pages though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewell Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 I don't think I've ever read a whole book in one sitting as I like to pour over every single word so I read relatively slowly. That's me to. I find sometimes if i haven't fully understood a passage i read it again. I don't like to read a book, and miss any of it. I will read it word for word, even if i can't wait for the chapter or section to end! I can't seemto help it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 I would say that definately counts roxi We can't have you dehydrating, even for a book! The trick is to get a bottle of water in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readwine Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I don't think I've ever read a whole book in one sitting as I like to pour over every single word so I read relatively slowly. I am with you, Ken. Well written books are such a treat and a pleasure. I will admit, however, that I've sat and read three books all in one sitting. Quick reads and thoroughly enjoyed them: The Firm by Joh Grisham The Shining by Stephen King The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanna Addison Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 This will be second day of not reading a certain celebs death has stopped me tonight. Maybe I'm losing my reading mojo .... HELP ME!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alia Idaho Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Paulo Coelho's Eleven Minutes really felt like eleven minutes but I remember it just took one blissfully-free Saturday for me to finish it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissy85 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 i read most books in one sitting, most books just suck me right in and i cant put it down, i intend to stop at a chapter but find myself staying up all night just to finish some books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadya Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 I was like that with each book I read while growing up. Couldn't rest before knowing what else was in the book. Nowadays I don't have that with each book anymore, perhaps because I read two or three books at the same time and when the other book is a bit more intriguing I dump the other and finish the more intriguing book first before I read the rest of the other book. It does take more time nowadays to finish some books, while I read other books in two or three days, depending on the number of pages. But I have to mention, I have a lot of time to read. I can't find a job, so I'm home with just my children and though it's not nice financially, I do get more time to what I love most, read. I guess everything in life has a positive and negative side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
page turner Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 I've read a few books in one sitting - Harry Potter 6 and 7 comes to mind. More recently I've read most Matthew Reilly books in one go - they're action packed and so fast moving that I'm pretty sure I held my breath for most of it . I've also just read Brother Night in one go but that's only a small book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piper Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 I have read a few books in one sitting but not for a while. Used to read in bed to finish a book till 4 or 5 am and then get up at 7 to go to work! Don't think I could manage that now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 I have never read a book in one sitting. Its on my "bucket list" tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie2008 Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 I read Living Dead In Dallas in one sitting last night, although those books aren't massive so it was easy to read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickwick Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Yes I quite often read a book in a day,also will give up on one that doesn't hold my interest after 50 pages! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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