How fast do you read books?

[Cloaked Raven]

I'm one of those people that can read three or more thick books a day if I have the time or the interest in the book. My problem is finding the time between all the running around I have to do most of the time.

[RajenMcDohl]

Depends on the book and how much free time I have. I've been known to clear a book in one sitting on several occasions.

[LadyDryad]

I read between 4 and 8 books every week, depending on size and level of interest.

[Thunder]

As a few others have said, it depends upon the time available and the type of book. For the last 8 weeks I have been on a one book per week schedule. I am reading fiction and since I work fifty hours a week I only have an hour or so in the evening to read. While on vacation in July I read one book in a day... with the entire day pretty much devoted to reading.

[MoonAmethyst]

It depends on the book, if it's catching my attention, I can have it done in about two days. I'm a average reading, each month I read about two to three books.

[halfwaynowhere]

it depends on how well the book is written, and how interesting it is. poorly written books go faster. if the book is boring, it goes slower. etc.
the last harry potter book took me under 8 hours to complete.
I like to read cutesy girly novels (like the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich, or the Shopaholic series), and can usually get through a few of those in a day if i've got nothing else to do.
Stephen King novels tend to take me longer to read, because they are more detailed, and slower paced (except the short stories, of course), and it usually takes me a few days to get through one.
Mostly, it depends on how much free time I have, and if I get around to going to the library. If I've got several books on hand, I'll read them quicker. but I don't tend to buy books, and my library trips average about once a year lately.

[dandalion]

before kids - a book a day
after kids - three books a week

[Njorun Alma]

Does anyone else find that clogged sinuses impair your reading speed? I've been stuck on the same two books for two weeks because of my clogged sinuses I keep reading sentences twice, or three times... (Stephen King and A collective bio of Australia's most notorious female criminals.)

[Nox_Mortus]

it depends on the book, I can read a good airport novel in a day (unless more than 800 or so pages) for heavier subject matter I tend to read slower to process everything.

[Cielamara]

Originally Posted by Njorun Alma

Does anyone else find that clogged sinuses impair your reading speed? I've been stuck on the same two books for two weeks because of my clogged sinuses I keep reading sentences twice, or three times... (Stephen King and A collective bio of Australia's most notorious female criminals.)

Yes, actually. I get sick and think to myself, oh, I'm going to lay in bed and read. Except I climb into bed and mostly just lay there and whine occasionally.

As for me, I can read...er...3 books in a day if there's nothing else to distract me.