For those who have finished it, how long did it take you to read HP7

NatCh · 07-23-2007, 08:44 PM

Actual elapsed time reading, I mean. Estimations are plenty good enough for my curiosity.

I'm reading kinda slow right now (head-cold), I think I got through it in 15 hours.

JSWolf · 07-23-2007, 08:49 PM

I just started HP7. So I'm a ways away from finishing. Not even past chapter 1. But, I'll keep track of how long my reading is.

Turtle Woman · 07-24-2007, 12:29 PM

I read for 24 hours less 8 hours for sleeping. I finished at 1:14 PM on Sunday in floods of tears.

nekokami · 07-24-2007, 12:39 PM

I think about 7 hours. My reading speed was somewhat slower early on, due to the um... circumstances... under which I was reading it. (Some of the pages were a little blurry.) Might have been more like 8 overall.

UncleDuke · 07-25-2007, 10:09 AM

quick unsatisifing read

JSWolf · 07-25-2007, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by UncleDuke

quick unsatisifing read

Did you read the other six Harry Potter books and if so, what did you think of them?

yvanleterrible · 07-25-2007, 11:10 AM

About 12 hours, I do a lot of backtracking and people around me keep budding in so I keep rereading paragraphs and pages. Only one stinkin place for peace and quiet! But I can't stay there too long.

THJahar · 07-26-2007, 05:39 PM

well i've just timed myself and reading relatively fast it took 1 minute to read a page.
1 minute page X 600 pages = 10 hours
So unless your using speed reading techniques those people who said less than 10 hours are probably making it up.

nekokami · 07-26-2007, 07:57 PM

Hm... I'm trying to figure out if someone just called me a liar (which is one of the only ways to irritate me...) Nah. Must have been a misunderstanding on my part.

yvanleterrible · 07-27-2007, 10:21 AM

I have two reading speeds.
The first is for basic comprehension of text as for manuals, news and blogging.
For a good story, I slow it down to voice speed as I take time to imagine the characters and their surroundings. In this one I've had the limitation provided by the previous movie visuals. When Harry was in Dumbledore's office, I could see it as it was in the movies, so were all other known places. With well written works, I also go back to phrasing, analytical grammar and word lookup. Time very well spent.
If this book had been news, it would have taken me about the same time as neko.

Alexander Turcic · 07-27-2007, 10:32 AM

10-11 hours here (spread over various days though)

nekokami · 07-27-2007, 10:42 AM

Interesting, yvan. I find that when I'm really in the flow of the story, I speed up my reading considerably. But then, I'm not a visual reader. (When I saw stills from the first movie, it felt strange, not so much because the appearances of the characters were different from my imagined version, but because they had appearances at all.)

I think timing how quickly I read one page would lead to a very inaccurate estimate, because of this "flow" factor. I'd need to time at least a chapter. I also find I speed up toward the end of the book, though I may miss some details or depth as a result. But then, I generally re-read anything I like, and I enjoy it even more the second time, picking up things I didn't really catch on the first read.

yvanleterrible · 07-27-2007, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by nekokami

Interesting, yvan. I find that when I'm really in the flow of the story, I speed up my reading considerably. But then, I'm not a visual reader. (When I saw stills from the first movie, it felt strange, not so much because the appearances of the characters were different from my imagined version, but because they had appearances at all.)

I think timing how quickly I read one page would lead to a very inaccurate estimate, because of this "flow" factor. I'd need to time at least a chapter. I also find I speed up toward the end of the book, though I may miss some details or depth as a result. But then, I generally re-read anything I like, and I enjoy it even more the second time, picking up things I didn't really catch on the first read.

Yes I agree with the flow rate point. Sometimes there are authors that have a somewhat tiring flow because their wording does not quite fit with your understanding of the language. If I can give an analogy it's like talking with a stranger that usually speaks a different toungue, it gets much more arduous to maintain a decent flow. Even if you're used to different phrasing styles, there are lags. The example you give of going faster towards the end is perfect example. Even though your mastery of communication is examplary, you speed up as you get a more intimate feeling for the style you are reading and also as you get an inkling to what the writer thinks and to what your intuition tells you what (s)he'll say next.
I really like to slow down a story and savor it as I go, appreciating the sights, turns an convolutions brought to the reader/spectator. Plainly, a sunday drive read.

nekokami · 07-27-2007, 01:16 PM

yvan, I think the point is that we're both enjoying reading. This isn't a race, after all.

yvanleterrible · 07-27-2007, 01:26 PM

Absolutely!

View Poll Results: About how many hours did it take you to actually read HP7?
Less than 5	3	7.50%
5 to 6	2	5.00%
6 to 7	5	12.50%
7 to 8	3	7.50%
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07-23-2007, 08:44 PM	#1
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	For those who have finished it, how long did it take you to read HP7 Actual elapsed time reading, I mean. Estimations are plenty good enough for my curiosity. I'm reading kinda slow right now (head-cold), I think I got through it in 15 hours.

07-26-2007, 05:39 PM	#8
THJahar Zealot Posts: 107 Karma: 58 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Leicester, UK Device: Jinke V2 Prototype	Think people are lying? well i've just timed myself and reading relatively fast it took 1 minute to read a page. 1 minute page X 600 pages = 10 hours So unless your using speed reading techniques those people who said less than 10 hours are probably making it up.

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07-23-2007, 08:49 PM	#2
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07-24-2007, 12:29 PM	#3
Turtle Woman Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roswell, NM Device: Sony Reader	I read for 24 hours less 8 hours for sleeping. I finished at 1:14 PM on Sunday in floods of tears.

07-24-2007, 12:39 PM	#4
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	I think about 7 hours. My reading speed was somewhat slower early on, due to the um... circumstances... under which I was reading it. (Some of the pages were a little blurry.) Might have been more like 8 overall.

07-25-2007, 10:09 AM	#5
UncleDuke books & doughnuts Posts: 882 Karma: 37857 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: usa Device: sony reader, kindle2	quick unsatisifing read

07-25-2007, 11:10 AM	#7
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	About 12 hours, I do a lot of backtracking and people around me keep budding in so I keep rereading paragraphs and pages. Only one stinkin place for peace and quiet! But I can't stay there too long.

07-26-2007, 07:57 PM	#9
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Hm... I'm trying to figure out if someone just called me a liar (which is one of the only ways to irritate me...) Nah. Must have been a misunderstanding on my part.

07-27-2007, 10:21 AM	#10
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	I have two reading speeds. The first is for basic comprehension of text as for manuals, news and blogging. For a good story, I slow it down to voice speed as I take time to imagine the characters and their surroundings. In this one I've had the limitation provided by the previous movie visuals. When Harry was in Dumbledore's office, I could see it as it was in the movies, so were all other known places. With well written works, I also go back to phrasing, analytical grammar and word lookup. Time very well spent. If this book had been news, it would have taken me about the same time as neko.

07-27-2007, 10:32 AM	#11
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	10-11 hours here (spread over various days though)

07-27-2007, 10:42 AM	#12
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Interesting, yvan. I find that when I'm really in the flow of the story, I speed up my reading considerably. But then, I'm not a visual reader. (When I saw stills from the first movie, it felt strange, not so much because the appearances of the characters were different from my imagined version, but because they had appearances at all.) I think timing how quickly I read one page would lead to a very inaccurate estimate, because of this "flow" factor. I'd need to time at least a chapter. I also find I speed up toward the end of the book, though I may miss some details or depth as a result. But then, I generally re-read anything I like, and I enjoy it even more the second time, picking up things I didn't really catch on the first read.

07-27-2007, 01:16 PM	#14
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	yvan, I think the point is that we're both enjoying reading. This isn't a race, after all.

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07-27-2007, 01:26 PM	#15
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Absolutely!