How long do you usually read for at night? - Page 2

Rumpelteazer · 01-25-2011, 03:51 AM

I read 1-2 hours a night on average I would say. It all depends if I have to work the next day and what time I start reading, since I often watch dvd's in bed. And of course it depends how much I like the book I'm reading, I hate it when it's late and I have to work the next day so I can't finish the last 100 or so pages of a good book.

desertblues · 01-25-2011, 03:58 AM

I always read way too long when I should be sleeping. If I want to know how the books finishes I just read on and on. Sometimes till three o'clock in the night. Always been a fool about books.

Billi · 01-25-2011, 03:59 AM

Usually about one hour, but when the book is too gripping it can easily become two or three hours.

astra · 01-25-2011, 04:29 AM

I aim at 30 minutes - 1 hour
Unfortunately, it might 15-20 minutes sometimes

There were two time periods in my life when I could read through the night.
Age 14-16.5, the last two year in the High school. I would use dad's mining headlamp under the blanket.

Then, much later, age 23-27 when I was working shifts in a factory. Sometimes when I had an evening shift that officially ended at 23.00, with a couple of overtime hours, I would come home at about 01.00-02.00 and read up till 06.00

Wake up at 13.00 for the next shift, so it was not a problem

Not anymore though. I have to think about the next day and my stern sentry won't let me anyway. The longest I stayed on weekday was 01.00

nohmi2 · 01-25-2011, 04:31 AM

I have clicked from one to two hours.
There are some books which are 'unputterdownable' (I know!).

I usually watch documentaries on my laptop in bed, till about 10.30pm, then read.

Cheers

Maggie May · 01-25-2011, 06:03 AM

I have selected 30mins to 1 hour.
I usually read after my evening meal. Do a few household chores. Go to bed reasonably early so I'm bright eyed and bushy tailed when I get up at 6am. for work.

Mag.

rhadin · 01-25-2011, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

I watch little to no TV - so reading supplies my nightly entertainment. And I HATE to stop to honor a bedtime schedule!

I watch no TV at all (and my wife complains regularly about my having bought the 42-inch plasma TV 5 years ago when I never watch TV; she particularly hates where I mounted it), much preferring to listen to opera and read. I usually read for a couple of hours before bedtime and then for 2 or more hours after getting into bed. A good book is so much better than a TV program.

dsvick · 01-25-2011, 09:28 AM

I said 1 -2 hours, but it not dedicated reading time. Often the TV will be on and I'll be reading and sort of half paying attention to the program - drives my wife nuts

Other times I'll read for 3 or 4 hours with nothing else going on in the house!!

TGS · 01-25-2011, 10:11 AM

I checked 1-2 hours...but it depends on who else is there

Nexutix · 01-25-2011, 10:47 AM

I fall asleep

in bed as soon as I read

a couple of pages!

phenomshel · 01-25-2011, 04:05 PM

Depends on how tired I am. I checked 30 min. to an hour but it can be anywhere from ten minutes to three or four hours, depending on how tired I am and how good the book is.

sakura-panda · 01-26-2011, 12:37 PM

If the top one is supposed to be < (less than) 30 minutes, then that is the one I want. Most nights I don't read at all -- I do my reading in the morning, which is completely outside of your time window (is there a 0 option?

) I watch TV and knit after I get ready for bed.

Dodge · 01-26-2011, 02:41 PM

Up to an hour (voted) if I don't fall asleep in bed.

Laine · 01-26-2011, 06:51 PM

I don't watch tv so that leaves a lot of time for reading. As I'm retired I can read more or less when I like. Sometimes I just keep going through the night well into next morning then sleep the afternoon and evening away. I sort of turn nocturnal.

That works well on 40+ days when my glasses steam up and it's just too darn hot to even read. Much better to read when the Southerly buster arrives late evening.

Justy · 01-27-2011, 01:29 AM

I usually go to bed with the idea of reading a couple of pages and then going to sleep to be fresh the next day for work. About 1-2 hrs later I force myself turn off my light and actually put my book away to get some sleep.

View Poll Results: What is the average time you read before going to sleep
>30 minutes	8	12.90%
30 minutes-1 hour	22	35.48%
1-2 hours	17	27.42%
2 hours plus	15	24.19%
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01-25-2011, 04:29 AM	#19
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	I aim at 30 minutes - 1 hour Unfortunately, it might 15-20 minutes sometimes There were two time periods in my life when I could read through the night. Age 14-16.5, the last two year in the High school. I would use dad's mining headlamp under the blanket. Then, much later, age 23-27 when I was working shifts in a factory. Sometimes when I had an evening shift that officially ended at 23.00, with a couple of overtime hours, I would come home at about 01.00-02.00 and read up till 06.00 Wake up at 13.00 for the next shift, so it was not a problem Not anymore though. I have to think about the next day and my stern sentry won't let me anyway. The longest I stayed on weekday was 01.00 Last edited by astra; 01-25-2011 at 05:37 AM.

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01-25-2011, 03:51 AM	#16
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,100 Karma: 24047426 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I read 1-2 hours a night on average I would say. It all depends if I have to work the next day and what time I start reading, since I often watch dvd's in bed. And of course it depends how much I like the book I'm reading, I hate it when it's late and I have to work the next day so I can't finish the last 100 or so pages of a good book.

01-25-2011, 03:58 AM	#17
desertblues Home for the moment Posts: 5,127 Karma: 27718936 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: travelling Device: various	I always read way too long when I should be sleeping. If I want to know how the books finishes I just read on and on. Sometimes till three o'clock in the night. Always been a fool about books.

01-25-2011, 03:59 AM	#18
Billi Wizard Posts: 3,388 Karma: 14190103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	Usually about one hour, but when the book is too gripping it can easily become two or three hours.

01-25-2011, 04:31 AM	#20
nohmi2 Pensively observing. Posts: 1,758 Karma: 12675456 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Varied.	I have clicked from one to two hours. There are some books which are 'unputterdownable' (I know!). I usually watch documentaries on my laptop in bed, till about 10.30pm, then read. Cheers

01-25-2011, 06:03 AM	#21
Maggie May Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,907 Karma: 87755439 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ireland Device: CYbook Gen3 and Sony PRS 3505 Kindle 3 G Nexus 7 iPad	I have selected 30mins to 1 hour. I usually read after my evening meal. Do a few household chores. Go to bed reasonably early so I'm bright eyed and bushy tailed when I get up at 6am. for work. Mag.

01-25-2011, 09:28 AM	#23
dsvick Wizard Posts: 2,737 Karma: 635747 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Northeast Ohio, USA Device: PRS-900	I said 1 -2 hours, but it not dedicated reading time. Often the TV will be on and I'll be reading and sort of half paying attention to the program - drives my wife nuts Other times I'll read for 3 or 4 hours with nothing else going on in the house!!

01-25-2011, 10:11 AM	#24
TGS Country Member Posts: 9,058 Karma: 7676767 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Denmark Device: Liseuse: Irex DR800. PRS 505 in the house, and the missus has an iPad.	I checked 1-2 hours...but it depends on who else is there

01-25-2011, 10:47 AM	#25
Nexutix Reading and reading Posts: 582 Karma: 8250144 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Infibeam Pi, iPod Touch 4G, iPad Air 2, iPad mini 2, Oneplus One	I fall asleep in bed as soon as I read a couple of pages!

01-25-2011, 04:05 PM	#26
phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	Depends on how tired I am. I checked 30 min. to an hour but it can be anywhere from ten minutes to three or four hours, depending on how tired I am and how good the book is.

01-26-2011, 12:37 PM	#27
sakura-panda Guru Posts: 923 Karma: 9558874 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Michigan, USA Device: 2017 10.5" iPad Pro (Kobo, NOOK, Kindle, Google Play Books & Scribd)	If the top one is supposed to be < (less than) 30 minutes, then that is the one I want. Most nights I don't read at all -- I do my reading in the morning, which is completely outside of your time window (is there a 0 option? ) I watch TV and knit after I get ready for bed.

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01-26-2011, 02:41 PM	#28
Dodge Sparks fly off my pages! Posts: 123 Karma: 250002 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Device: Kindle	Up to an hour (voted) if I don't fall asleep in bed.

01-26-2011, 06:51 PM	#29
Laine Addict Posts: 341 Karma: 1162396 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cabramatta, Sydney, Australia Device: Aura H2O, Voyage	I don't watch tv so that leaves a lot of time for reading. As I'm retired I can read more or less when I like. Sometimes I just keep going through the night well into next morning then sleep the afternoon and evening away. I sort of turn nocturnal. That works well on 40+ days when my glasses steam up and it's just too darn hot to even read. Much better to read when the Southerly buster arrives late evening.

01-27-2011, 01:29 AM	#30
Justy Fanatic Posts: 547 Karma: 27509 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Greater Vancouver Area, BC, Canada Device: Nexus 7, Sony Xperia z3 tablet, Kobo Glo, Boyue T63	I usually go to bed with the idea of reading a couple of pages and then going to sleep to be fresh the next day for work. About 1-2 hrs later I force myself turn off my light and actually put my book away to get some sleep.