Have you read a book in one sitting?

[Colin Jacobs]

I did once it was Red Dragon by Thomas Harris, in nine hours. I have read many in two sittings as well all the HP,s were two sittings. Also Clive Cusslers Raise the Titanic and James Herberts The Fog,

[Kylie]

I don't believe I have. I've read novellas in a single sitting but I'm not a fast enough reader to read a book in one sitting, no matter how much I'm enjoying it.

[Guest Tiresias]

I read Tuesdays With Morrie in one sitting. Not because I was enjoying it. I don't start books without finishing them and wanted to put an end to my suffering as quickly as possible.

 

What maudlin rubbish.

[~V~]

I read Jamaica Inn by Daphne DuMaurier in one sitting.

 

Also, this year, one of the Robert Barnards I managed in one sitting too

[Tiger]

Only once, which was Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban on the way to our holiday once, I didn't put it down. Oh, and I did 'And That's When It Fell Off In My Hand' by Louise Rennison in 2 sittings.

[Kell]

I used to review children's books for CBUK (a now defunct website) and got sent all The Edge Chronicles books by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell. I loved them so much I read 5 in one day (I was on holiday from work at the time).

 

I have been known to read a book from cover to cover in a single sitting, but usually when I'm on holiday and it's raining, or if I'm travelling long-distance by train or in an aeroplane (long waits at the airport + flight = plenty of reading time!). I don't think I could name them off the top of my head though. I think Anne of Green Gables was one - that was last summer when we went to visit friends near Swindon (we flew). I think I read Snow Flower and the Secret Fan on the way back. Both were excellent! Ooh, and I read The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde while I was down there, as it's set in Swindon!

 

I was looking forward to having plenty of reading time when I started my maternity leave at the end of this month (I'll have 4 weeks before Tadpole is due), but my concentration levels are so poor since I got pregnant that I'm lucky if I get through a few pages in a day at the moment!

[Jules2]

Almost - I started Not Without my Daughter by Betty Mahmoody late one afternoon and read all evening, had a couple of hours sleep and finished it the next day at around 7am.

I don't do that very often though as sleep deprivation is not really me!

[Nellie]

Yep, Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix onwards were all read on the day of publication. Order of the pheonix took me about 15 hours... Mr Nellie kept me fed and watered, and bought chocolate in case of dementors.

 

When I was younger I used to read alot of books in one sitting during the summer holidays.

[Simonsays]

I find travel days are good for reading a book in one sitting - any combination of train, bus, plane, and time suitting around in between. However, can do funny things to you - ie mentally leaves you feeling like you're in a transit lounge!!!

[Mia]

I don't think I've ever read a novel in one sitting. Even though I'm a fast reader, I just don't get the time to sit and read for hours until I've finished it. I also like sleeping too much!

[beef]

I read every harry potter in one sitting (each book in one sitting, not all the books in one sitting - im not that fast!)

[Colin Jacobs]

I read The Times Newspaper in one sitting cover to cover daily. normally take me two hours.

[Kell]

Yesterday I read Sawbones by Stuart Macbride in one sitting, but it's a novella and not all that long. It's very good though!

[shelbel]

Bonjour Tristesse by Francoise Sagan

Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote

The Hours by Michael Cunningham

[supergran71]

I read The Times Newspaper in one sitting cover to cover daily. normally take me two hours.

I always enjoy reading the times. I read most of it, just skip over the Business pages. I like reading the obituaries and the weather pages. I usually miss out the sport pages. But I love Times 2, read that from end to end every day and then do the puzzles, - sudoku, codeword and the crossword. Brilliant.

[Leetid]

I have managed to read a couple of Rachel Gibson's books in one sitting. But most of time I can read a book in a day with breaks but I have started to slow down my reading as running out of money to buy new books.

[Icecream]

Harry potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban.

 

With my two girls I couldn't me read a whole book at once these days.

[madcow]

I read two of Linda Gillards books in one sitting each time and today I'vejust read Helen Fitzgerald's Dead Lovely in a little over 3 hours!

[TashaG]

I was only about 11 at the time, but I read the whole of Matilda by Roal Dahl in one sitting! We were on the plane home from Australia, so there wasn't really much else to do!

[shelbel]

I wasn't feeling very well yesterday, so I stayed in bed and read The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas in one sitting; such a powerful and thought provoking little book, I even shed a few tears which is very unusual for me.

[Echo]

A few, but the one I remember reading the fastest was Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. I couldn't put it down until I'd finished it!

[Weave]

I just read 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy in one sitting. I still can't get that book out of my head:readingtwo:

[Kate]

I read The Uncommon Reader on Saturday in one sitting

[molly]

Louder than Words by Jenny Mccarthy. Not a literary giant by any means but an interesting quick read.

[Kenny]

I've read Captain Underpants books in one sitting.